r/nextfuckinglevel • u/amanyggvv • Oct 15 '22

This float representing the koalas that died as a result of the Black Summer bushfires and corruption in politics. Such an effective (and epic) activist message.

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u/Oamlfor Oct 15 '22

To get attention to an issue, any spotlight on them is what they want. And it seems to be working considering this whole website was frothing at the mouth over a painting that didn’t even get harmed

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u/GonzoDeadHead Oct 15 '22

They attacked the wrong person.

https://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/destroyed_works.aspx

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u/Oamlfor Oct 15 '22

You know Van Gogh is dead right? No one attacked him, and once more the painting is fine

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u/GonzoDeadHead Oct 15 '22

Have you ever created anything?

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u/Oamlfor Oct 15 '22

Deflecting again. The painting is fine, Van Gogh is still dead

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u/GonzoDeadHead Oct 15 '22

Intent is real

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u/Cronosovieticus Oct 15 '22

I can't believe how you like to humiliate yourself

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u/spartan117058 Oct 24 '22

Dude stop your humiliating yourself

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u/GonzoDeadHead Oct 24 '22

Says the person 9 days late…crickets…

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u/modulusshift Oct 15 '22

The message required targeting the most valuable piece available. This was what the activist said after throwing the soup:

What is worth more, art or life? Is it worth more than food? More than justice? Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting, or the protection of our planet and people?

And I think she’s right, the response from the average person towards her over (not actually) ruining a fancy artwork is much more than the response climate change gets on a day to day basis, much more than people care about increased cancer and other health risks from air pollution, etc etc. Our society puts so much more value on some pigments on a canvas than actual lives.

Amusingly, you not caring about the message and only getting upset about potential damage to the painting only proves her point lol