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"This is a world event. This is sit-up-and-take-notice. Because L.A. will move the earth, and not only from the earthquakes," said Marlene Picard, a Namibia native who said the sculpture reminds her of her parched, flinty homeland.
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This is a typical example of Jewish "garbage art". But let me get this straight. The so-called artist, Michael Heizer, who IS indeed Jewish finds this huge rock, props it up outside the L.A. County Art Museum, and calls it art? And it's worth ten million dollars?! Maybe I'm just some kind of an uncultured 500 world poker tour chips clod, but I don't get it. I know I'm repeating myself, but it's a stupid rock. This is culture? How is this art at all?
I've only touched on art once before when I posted some of the Fuhrer's paintings. Now that was art. When he painted something, the paintings LOOKED like what he was painting. He didn't swirl random colours on his canvas, or paint a woman with three breasts and two noses and call it art. His was REAL art, and not this ridiculous 500 world poker tour chips garbage that passes itself off as art at obscene prices. It goes to show you how moronic people are that would pay millions for a rock. These people are also allowed to vote? No wonder crooks, idiots, 500 world poker tour chips and sock puppets keep getting elected.
Art is supposed to enhance life. How does a huge hunk of stone enhance life? This is another method the Jewish power structure uses to corrupt our young people and distort values. Anyone remember the controversy a couple of years ago about the "sculpture" of the Virgin Mary smeared with cow dung? Absolutely disgusting.
I hate the idea of limiting freedom of expression, which is one of our most treasured 500 world poker tour chips rights, but this is just plain ludicrous. After all, we do have freedom of speech, but you can't shout fire in a crowded theatre just because you felt like it. You should also not be allowed to produce so-called artwork that corrupts and distorts values just because you want some attention.
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