Getting arrested for doing nothing but decrying oppression and existing in the presence of Congress is kinda the point. Makes a bigger scene, catches media attention, gets shared, support grows.
Hell, I think peta is a clever marketing tactic to shift the Overton window. “I’m all for treating animals better, but those guys are assholes!” Same for the climate protestors who fuck up artwork. “we should absolutely fix the climate, but don’t fuck with van Gogh!” It gets people to support the ideas of the cause but unifies against the extreme actions taken, while those same extreme actions facilitate further sharing.
FWIW, they didn’t fuck up artwork - certainly not van gogh’s or whatever. The art is covered in glass cases to protect it, so the glass just had to be replaced (which, well, is relatively cheap compared to the paintings. they probably have a fund to cover that cost as the cost of doing business.)
Getting arrested for doing nothing but decrying oppression and existing in the presence of Congress is kinda the point. Makes a bigger scene, catches media attention, gets shared, support grows.
Hell, I think peta is a clever marketing tactic to shift the Overton window. “I’m all for treating animals better, but those guys are assholes!” Same for the climate protestors who fuck up artwork. “we should absolutely fix the climate, but don’t fuck with van Gogh!” It gets people to support the ideas of the cause but unifies against the extreme actions taken, while those same extreme actions facilitate further sharing.
FWIW, they didn’t fuck up artwork - certainly not van gogh’s or whatever. The art is covered in glass cases to protect it, so the glass just had to be replaced (which, well, is relatively cheap compared to the paintings. they probably have a fund to cover that cost as the cost of doing business.)
Oh, I absolutely know that. But I think the principle of my argument stands.
it makes it even better, because the paintings are just fine.