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minus-squarenichos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down9·8 months agoThe government (in any form, city, town, etc) shouldn’t erect statues or monuments.
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoI could support this, but then only private capital would erect monuments. And what would they erect monuments to, Elon Musk? Donald Trump? I like the idea of a representative, democracy, building statues and monuments supported by the will of constituents.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoI mean they did build a gold statue of trump at CPAC, and “public dot com” and “$EGT crypto” both built statues of musk. people can make whatever art they want. If it’s truly popular it will last. The proof of the pudding and all that.
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoNah popularity has nothing to do with it. Capital can build them, capital can protect them.
The government (in any form, city, town, etc) shouldn’t erect statues or monuments.
I could support this, but then only private capital would erect monuments. And what would they erect monuments to, Elon Musk? Donald Trump?
I like the idea of a representative, democracy, building statues and monuments supported by the will of constituents.
I mean they did build a gold statue of trump at CPAC, and “public dot com” and “$EGT crypto” both built statues of musk.
people can make whatever art they want. If it’s truly popular it will last. The proof of the pudding and all that.
Nah popularity has nothing to do with it. Capital can build them, capital can protect them.