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[–] [email protected] 90 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

He paid for it, it's his art to destroy now.
If you don't like that, or think I'm being insensitive, then maybe we shouldn't let rich people buy and hoard art.
If they're culturally or historically important, why are they in a private collection?
Is it sad to see? Yes, absolutely. But not any more sad than it falling into the hands of a private collector in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Agreed 100%.

Also Assange is a whistleblower and is in jail for it... Sad.

[–] hemko 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Assange is not really a whistleblower... He's a journalist who published the content whistleblowers gave him

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

More like an editor, even. Making the persecution just so much sadder.

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