Posted on 01/28/2024 10:49:04 AM PST by nickcarraway
French farmers are using their tractors to set up road blockades and slow traffic across France to seek better remuneration for their produce, less red tape and protection against cheap imports
Two climate activists hurled soup Sunday at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system. This came amid protests by French farmers against several issues, including low wages.
In a video posted on social media, two women with the words “FOOD RIPOSTE” written on their t-shirts could be seen passing under a security barrier to get closer to the painting and throwing soup at the glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece.
“What’s the most important thing?” they shouted. “Art, or right to a healthy and sustainable food?” “Our farming system is sick. Our farmers are dying at work,” they added.
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How come nobody is throwing crap on Hunter Biden originals? I suppose they are more protected than the Mona Lisa.
Not an art fan but these pigs should be terminated on site with extreme prejudice.
Next will be acid then pyrotechnics.
Turn the “activists” over to the farmers. They’re full of **** and will make excellent fertilizer.
...very interesting reply.....thanks!
But was there any Andy Warhol paintings? I love his Campbell soup and Marilyn Monroe era.
Louvre - Wikipedia
At any given point in time, approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are being exhibited over an area of 72,735 m 2 (782,910 sq ft). It received 8.9 million visitors in 2023, 14 percent more than in 2022, but still below the 10.1 million visitors in 2018.
Out of 38,000 items, I may have looked closely at a few hundred in the hours I was there. Lol, didn’t see any Andy Warhol.
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