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Thank you for articulating what I've felt when reading about and seeing the vandalism of artwork in the name of protest. When I read stories like the vandalism of Van Gogh's paintings, I always feel as though there's a huge disconnect between whatever the protesters are protesting and the actual art. I mean, what's the point--aside from getting worldwide attention--of destroying artwork because Big Oil is bad? There's nothing inherently signaling support-for-big-oil in a painting of sunflowers or in Van Gogh's life. (Who knows? He might've agreed with their outlook, if not their actions.) I look forward to reading your next post.

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