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[–] 88 points 1 year ago (9 children)

It's far more poignant like that. Whoever did this is either very stupid or very clever.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    The ground is wet there like it just rained, I wonder if this is the first time it’s rained after he put it up. Maybe he used paint that washes away, exactly for this reason.

    Just a thought though. Unlikely.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    They were scrubbing it with paint stripper I assume.

    https://files.catbox.moe/lommxf.mp4

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    They completely covered it in plastic foil, put barricades in front of it and two guards to prevent anyone seeing it. It did definitely not get washed away by the rain. It existed for 3 days and was covered for most of that time.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/arts/design/banksy-destroyed.html

    Here is a pic of the removal process this morning:

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    lol now I’m hoping another mural shows up with this on the other side

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Yeeah. A painting of those guards standing infront of a pile of food and infront of the guards a group of starving kids. Thats the kind of grin im seeing here. "Aww you wanna live? You wanna not get genocided? Well guess what, we dont give a fuck!"

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