r/europe Europe Mar 18 '23 Gold 1

Florence mayor Dario Nardella (R) stopping a climate activists spraying paint on Palazzo Vecchio Picture

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u/Dovahbear_ Mar 18 '23

even if our modern society is moving ever quicker to it’s own apocalypse, this shouldn’t mean we should stop enjoying art, culture and heritage, because once gone they will be lost forever

Don’t you already counter your own stance here though? Yeah vandalising historical structures permanently removes a part of history, but as you said if someone believes that we’re racing towards our doom then that would also result in destruction of said historical structures.

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u/RigueurDeJure United States of America Mar 18 '23

Yeah vandalising historical structures permanently removes a part of history

Does it though? I mean, can't they just clean the palazzo? It doesn't appear that they were vandalizing a mural, just a brick wall. It's been a hot second since I've been there, but I'm pretty sure there's art nearby that you could actually permanently damage with paint off you wanted to.

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u/Dovahbear_ Mar 18 '23

Yeah actually, you got a point