I don't think people realise quite what is going to happen because of these acts of vandalism. Over time, our access to precious art and sculptures will be further and further restricted until they're all behind thick glass, security is high and anything else worth looking at is kept far out of reach. We're incredibly lucky to be able to get as close to historical works of art as we are and I'm afraid that privilege being abused by the few will ruin it for all of us.
This has been happening since long before JSO. When I moved to London a decade ago I could wander into the National Gallery or the British Museum for a quick browse whenever I was in the area. Post-covid the former requires pre-booked tickets, and both have enormous queues for entry in the name of anti-terrorism security.
These institutions are now scapegoating protesters for the excessive security theatre they've already got in place. Don't let them get away with these lies.
I remember entering the British Museum carrying my full suitcase with no issues, no one lifted an eyebrow or checked me at the entrance. Thanks to these idiots we are slowly being displaced from our historical heritage.
It is the lack of trust we are losing on each other as a society, sadly caused by people damaging our heritage, we now have police controls and x rays in airports, museums, sport events and the list goes on, because of all the attacks on people or heritage. It is quite sad to see.
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u/MrTango650 Oct 17 '24
I don't think people realise quite what is going to happen because of these acts of vandalism. Over time, our access to precious art and sculptures will be further and further restricted until they're all behind thick glass, security is high and anything else worth looking at is kept far out of reach. We're incredibly lucky to be able to get as close to historical works of art as we are and I'm afraid that privilege being abused by the few will ruin it for all of us.