Sydny Opera House defaced

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-03-18 12:28am

By anti-war protesters, of course!

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/ ... 48004.html

God damn, why mar a nation's icon? Oh right, because they're dumbasses. This makes me want to hurt someone.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-03-18 12:30am

Need to get back to go old fashioned hippy head cracking. It's one thing to protest another to vandalize everything you can.

Sienthal · Post by **Sienthal** » 2003-03-18 12:32am

Why a cultural icon? Why deface something that could only be hindered by war? Why not do it to a government building, something that represents the group that they OPPOSE?

It's like being angry at a bee for stinging you so you take it out on the tree the hive is on.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-03-18 12:32am

Damn. I hope those fuckers rot in jail for the next five years. And learn to play nice with their new pal, "Bubba."

Complete fucking morons.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-03-18 12:36am

Damn they better go to jail.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-03-18 12:42am

I hope they go for five years as well. Austrailians are known for their kindness, but in jail, once they hear what you're serving time for....

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-18 12:43am

Jeez, that's just sickening.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-03-18 12:45am

The article, on an English national in Australia defacing their country's symbol, wrote:Saunders said he was ``very much in need of a cup of tea'' after he was released by police.

I think he needs a cup of kick in the nuts, myself. Dr. Saunders, GO HOME and deface things.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-03-18 12:45am

I'm trying very hard not to kill something right now..

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-03-18 12:50am

Crush them with Israeli bulldozers.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Sriad · Post by **Sriad** » 2003-03-18 01:04am

Web site's down, but that's pretty dumb.

WAY TO INSPIRE SUPPORT FOR THE PEACE MOVEMENT!!! (asshole.)

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-03-18 09:02am

*sigh* What did that poor Opera House ever do to them?

Yes, I know they put it there because every shot you ever see of Sidney is of the Opera House. I was making a joke.

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2003-03-18 10:33am

What a bunch of fuckjobs. Seriously, do they honestly think that I, after seeing them deface a country's national landmark, would sit up and suddenly think, "Gee, they're so pissed they're willing to deface pretty buildings! Maybe there really IS something to this whole anti-war thing!"? To be perfectly honest, this makes me want to turn the police loose on them and bash their knees in with night sticks. It's one thing to protest policies you don't agree with, but when you start vandalizing public property, that's another story entirely. Way out of line.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-03-18 11:41am

There's people who can take an intelligent stand against the war, and there's people who go to protests and hurl moronic slogans. The people who did this were of the latter persuasion, of course.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-03-18 01:06pm

Well, it was vandalism of a landmark, plain and simple. Besdies, the only thing that can stop a war now is Saddam's exile. It's this kind of moronic behavior that has embarrased the entire anti-war movement.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-03-18 01:51pm

Well, the hawks have "freedom fries", the doves have dumb hippie vandals. Stupidity knows no political persuasion.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-03-18 01:58pm

RedImperator wrote:Well, the hawks have "freedom fries", the doves have dumb hippie vandals. Stupidity knows no political persuasion.

This is more damaging. Freedom fries is just kind of stupid. Vandalizing the Opera House will piss off a lot of people, and will push people away from the cause.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-03-18 02:03pm

neoolong wrote:
RedImperator wrote:Well, the hawks have "freedom fries", the doves have dumb hippie vandals. Stupidity knows no political persuasion.
This is more damaging. Freedom fries is just kind of stupid. Vandalizing the Opera House will piss off a lot of people, and will push people away from the cause.

<shrug> Being as I'm a hawk, you're not going to see many tears from me about it if that's true. How important a symbol is the Opera House to the average Australian? It looks good on postcards and attracts tourists, but how important emotionally is it down there? The more important it is, the stupider the act was.