Comments on: Stop War Shadow Grafitti

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:21:33 +0000

Gotcha ted - I suppose it’s on the ground, but that quote came verbatim from the website (not that I needed help butchering the English language …)

And I like Sid Morrison’s cunningly sly idea of a making one say “Stop Vandalism”. Ah, the irony that would be …

By: Miss Curly

Miss Curly — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:00:51 +0000

Some people take all the fun out of things. Geez, Roger, why’d ya hafta be so logical?

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:17:28 +0000

Everyone seems so enthusiastic about volunteering their tax dollars to show solidarity with the political statement. But I assume you all would only be so generous for messages that YOU approve of. The problem I have is not just the drain of tax dollars, but the fact that formerly public (ie, neutral, belonging to all) property has been commandeered for a political cause. Its got nothing to do with how right or wrong the message is, its about not allowing the precedent of letting streets and stop signs be “owned” by whoever decides to do so.

So many of the people who get riled up when a municipality sets up a Nativity scene or ten commandments are nonchalant about turning a blind eye for this type of thing. Here’s the solution: hands off govmn’t property for all political messages - everybody.

By: Miss Curly

Miss Curly — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:56:55 +0000

I’d rather spend my tax money on cleaning “graffiti” than on the war.

By: meg

meg — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:08:59 +0000

I assume you have SO much more freedom of speech, “MaxPower”. Hope you dont try to use it though, then you might realize that YOU have none.

By: mrgoodbar

mrgoodbar — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:24:07 +0000

OMFG!!! LIBERAL PUKE ON OUR SIDEWALKS!?!?! SEND IN THE NATIONAL GUARD TO PUT DOWN THAT CAMPUS UNREST!!!!!11ONE! OH WAITZ

By: adam

adam — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:58:15 +0000

Anyone know exactly where this is? I live in Bloomington, and I’d like to go see it.

BTW, for all you folks complaining about tax dollars to remove it, Bloomington is a very liberal anti-war college town, and I GUARANTEE the city will leave it be.

By: l'elk!

l'elk! — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:46:37 +0000

can you give me your address so i can spray paint a square on your sidewalk?

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:26:05 +0000

Public space belongs to everyone. Despite its cleverness , it shows disrespect. Yes, some poor guy will have to clean it up. I’m all for freedom of speech, but not for people spray painting public property no matter how satisfied they are with the righteousness of their cause. Aside from all that, there’s nothing persuasive about it, its not changing any minds. At most, it entertains those who are already in agreement, while billing taxpayers who didn’t grant consent.

By: MaxPower

MaxPower — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:12:24 +0000

‘ey, Americano! You don’t have freedom of speech. Never had it. You probably don’t even pay taxes.

By: l'elk!

l'elk! — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:59:24 +0000

i am more than happy to shell out tax dollars for the government to clean up graffiti like this. look at it as paying for short term advertising on your freedom of speech.

By: Trey

Trey — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:09:58 +0000

as art its a clever idea !

By: Sid Morrison

Sid Morrison — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:21:14 +0000

How about a “Stop Vandalism” one next?

By: johnald

johnald — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:17:55 +0000

is pretty neat. makes me think how people feel so helpless about what their country chooses to do - that they have to doodle it on the floor. perhaps tattooing it on mrs.bush’s forehead might have a greater effect.

By: David B

David B — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:52:46 +0000

Regardless of the message it’s still just graffiti that our tax dollars pay to remove. If the tagger feels so strongly about their convictions, tattoo them on their forehead, spray paint them on their own car or have t-shirts made. Leave public property alone
’cause you’re spending my money for your opinions.

By: ted

ted — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:19:49 +0000

On the floor?

By: MaxPower

MaxPower — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:45:32 +0000

Yes, that’ll surely stop war.. sigh.

By: Jonathan Stampf

Jonathan Stampf — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:15:12 +0000

I could see the lightpost on the larger image. Neat.

By: Jonathan Stampf

Jonathan Stampf — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:07:26 +0000

I don’t think so, there’s no lamp post in the scene. It must have been outliined freehand.