By now you’ve probably heard that three days ago, on June 19, environmental protesters — aka criminals — sprayed England’s ancient Stonehenge with orange powder paint. There’s absolutely no excuse, or cause, that warrants vandalizing a site older than Egypt’s pyramids. Stonehenge was built during the Bronze Age and is protected by law; it’s cataloged as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Just look at this. This wouldn’t have happened here in the US:
Oh, sure, the vandalism would happen here. It happens every day.
What wouldn’t happen here is several bystanders rushing in to try to stop it. Imagine that. Strangers actually getting involved. There wasn’t even a life at stake.
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(Note: the colored cornstarch washed off and apparently no damage was done. And yes, the protesters were arrested.)
I don’t understand what they hope to gain by this.
I don’t get it either. They’re environmentalists …but in no way affecting or attacking the oil industry they’re objecting to. I guess they’re just trying to get attention because this doesn’t in any way show what they are against.
Senseless and sad; I don’t understand the motives at all.
Maybe they thought that because Stonehenge was a focal point this week (solstice observation) that they’d have a big audience. But for what? It’s certainly not specific to their cause.
But I do remain impressed that bystanders tried to stop them. Like those bystanders,I’m outraged that anyone would lay a finger on Stonehenge.
The ‘protest’ movement, in its entirety, is a total furphy; one has only to consider those ‘protesting’ on behalf of the Palestinians, and the likelihood of their being successful (in exactly WHAT ?!). Their thinking doesn’t include cause or development because neither would support their activity.
Protesting is a way of sticking it to The Establishment, whatever and whoever it is, and of making oneself feel important.
I’d say your last four words are about all most protesters accomplish. If it’s something massive and widespread, say when thousands march in Washington, then maybe something gets done. But only maybe. The pro-Palestinian protesters on campuses turned out to be more vandals and troublemakers than anything else.
Although the historical significance doesn’t compare with Stonehenge if someone were to attempt that with the Alamo they would very likely be shot
Wouldn’t surprise me at all. And in Texas the shooters would probably get medals for it instead of arrests.