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'This is oil country': Newly painted Greta Thunberg mural gets defaced, covered in slurs
CBC ^ | Oct 20, 2019 | Staff

Posted on 10/21/2019 11:54:36 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

A newly painted portrait of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was quickly defaced — first with a pro-oil message, and later with a slur against the teen.

The mural was painted on a section of a downtown "free wall" along a bike path that runs parallel to 109 Street near the Alberta Legislature. Local artist AJA Louden has confirmed he painted Thunberg Friday.

A CBC journalist was shooting footage of the mural on Sunday morning when James Bagnell walked up with spray paint and began painting "Stop the Lies. This is Oil Country!!!" over the teen's face.

"This is Alberta. This is oil country. My father has worked in the oil industry. We don't need foreigners coming in and telling us how to run our business, support our families, put food on our tables," he said.

Bagnell said as soon as he saw photos of the mural on social media, he decided to go down and "deal with it." He said his father, who recently died, would have been "disgusted" to see the portrait of Thunberg.

SNIP

(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; edmonton; greatthunberg; oil; thunberg
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To: Chode

What a nasty looking sour expression.

She’s just one foul mouthy kid.


41 posted on 10/21/2019 12:57:40 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: yesthatjallen

What a nasty little person she is.


42 posted on 10/21/2019 12:58:12 PM PDT by Exit148
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To: yesthatjallen

So, whose “artwork” was defaced by the painting of Thunberg?


43 posted on 10/21/2019 1:01:42 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (The Electoral College is the firewall protecting us from massive blue state vote fraud.)
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To: metmom
My cat does a great Greta impression when I forget to clean the litter box:
"How dare you!"


44 posted on 10/21/2019 1:06:32 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: MarMema

Fabulous documentary. Thanks for posting that.


45 posted on 10/21/2019 1:07:44 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: metmom
[What a nasty looking sour expression.]

ANDDDDDD.....SCENE!! CUT!! PRINT IT!!


46 posted on 10/21/2019 1:13:34 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Chode

Trade Alberta, and British Columbia fpr spme blue border states. Alberta is like Wyoming.


47 posted on 10/21/2019 1:19:22 PM PDT by cowboyusa (America Cowboy Up)
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To: yesthatjallen

A little of the Kristallnacht here. Ah well, the lefties have pervaded our society. Some have become them. imho


48 posted on 10/21/2019 1:57:44 PM PDT by Peter Libra (f)
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To: Antoninus

Is there something wrong with this child, physically and mentally? It appears so.


49 posted on 10/21/2019 2:06:38 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: cowboyusa

100%


50 posted on 10/21/2019 2:06:52 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors, and come heavily armed!)
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To: RoosterRedux

Your cat may think it’s superior to you, but at least it doesn’t give you lectures on morality.

Actually mine does, sort of. Even with food & water in good order, if I fail to provide her a snack on demand, she lies down facing toward the fridge as if too famished even to rise.

Anyway, starting to feel sorry for little Greta. She comes from a messed up family & it’s hard to see how life is going to go well for her.

;^)


51 posted on 10/21/2019 2:11:52 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: cowboyusa

Works for me.


52 posted on 10/21/2019 2:26:03 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: Alberta's Child

I thought it was Flames Country?


53 posted on 10/21/2019 2:40:55 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: yesthatjallen

How very sad to lower ones self to their level......sigh....so VERY little class!


54 posted on 10/21/2019 2:51:16 PM PDT by terycarl (Notre Dame was God's way of pointing out that France has fallen from His favor....)
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To: terycarl
Your post #54.

Agreed.

If one expresses a view or opinion - be it by word, drawing, picture, it had better agree with THEIR dogma. In any case pure vandalism. Bagnell may think he is a hero. Would not want to get on the wrong side of him!

55 posted on 10/21/2019 4:01:34 PM PDT by Peter Libra (f)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

That’s hysterical.


56 posted on 10/21/2019 4:02:45 PM PDT by Trumplican
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To: SaveFerris

ROFLMAO!! That made my day!


57 posted on 10/21/2019 4:20:58 PM PDT by FalloutShelterGirl (Cool! I found my original screen name!)
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To: FalloutShelterGirl
:) - you might like this one. Well, let's see...


58 posted on 10/21/2019 4:35:38 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Bulwyf

Have you seen the excellent movie in my post 15?


59 posted on 10/21/2019 6:19:27 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: yesthatjallen

They call it Oilberta for a reason!


60 posted on 10/22/2019 2:06:49 AM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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