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0 pointsuser_78321y ago0 comments

> What a strange argument that seems to romanticise this "border" called "the law"

Just because something is illegal, does not make it immoral or unethical by itself.

I do understand the argument against graffiti, but there’s also something to be said about any kind of expression that’s inherently rebellious and counter-culture.

> Would you be happy to wake up and see your car covered in paint? What about the windows on your house? Would you see this as an "improvement" too?

Correct me if I’m wrong but the vast majority of graffiti is on public walls and facades, and not on houses or cars. At least here in the Netherlands that’s what I’ve seen.

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broken-kebab1y ago

Graffiti tends to appear on every surface which is not actively guarded. Including beautiful historical buildings, and including private properties. "Public" walls are just a visible example of a property which nobody cares about strong enough, and nobody is held responsible for (compared to a private owner who often can be fined for keeping vandalized facade as it is).

wolverine8761y ago

Where do you live that you see that? I see it in places that are isolated, and as a proportion of urban surface area, very small.

broken-kebab1y ago

You apparently read only part of what I wrote really. You see it in places which are not guarded, or cleaned. So if there are not a lot of them - kudos to you city administration, and businesses. It's not because grafffiti is inherently benign. It isn't, and cost if keeping public spaces tidy is higher because of it

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0 pointsuser_78321y ago0 comments

> What a strange argument that seems to romanticise this "border" called "the law"

Just because something is illegal, does not make it immoral or unethical by itself.

I do understand the argument against graffiti, but there’s also something to be said about any kind of expression that’s inherently rebellious and counter-culture.

> Would you be happy to wake up and see your car covered in paint? What about the windows on your house? Would you see this as an "improvement" too?

Correct me if I’m wrong but the vast majority of graffiti is on public walls and facades, and not on houses or cars. At least here in the Netherlands that’s what I’ve seen.

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broken-kebab1y ago

wolverine8761y ago

Where do you live that you see that? I see it in places that are isolated, and as a proportion of urban surface area, very small.

broken-kebab1y ago

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