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More political graffiti.
Category Archives: political graffiti
Political Graffiti (227): Leisure
by Banksy
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Not really graffiti, but it’s Banksy, so close enough. More on leisure and how it relates to human rights here. Some data here. More graffiti here. More Banksy here.
Political Graffiti (224): Surveillance
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And then there’s this one, which I find highly amusing:
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Also this one by Banksy:
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And, finally, this by Fra.Biancoshock:
More on CCTV and privacy. More political graffiti.
Political Graffiti (219): Police, Slaves of the Rich
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 02: Police officers watch beside a graffiti adorned wall, as office workers pass the Bank of England building in the City of London on April 2, 2009 in London, England. Many City workers were returning to work today amid signs of yesterday’s protests against the G20 meeting being held today at the London Excel Centre. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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More on what has been called “guard labor” here. More on government backed corporate expropriation here. This is in essence pop-Marxism, as you can read here. More political graffiti here.
Political Graffiti (215): Urbanization
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Here’s a scatological variation:
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More on urbanization is here, and here‘s something about the link between urbanization and poverty. More political graffiti is here.
Political Graffiti (214): No Porn Anymore!
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More on the possible harms caused by pornography. More on pornography and the right to free speech. More graffiti.
Political Graffiti (212): Social Hierarchy
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It’s a variation on a very old theme:
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More on the class struggle. More graffiti.
Political Graffiti (209): Resistance Grows
From the Zoo Project in Tunisia by Mohamed Hanchi
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More on the Arab Spring. More political graffiti.
Political Graffiti (202): Let Them Eat Crack, by Banksy
Let them eat crack, by Banksy
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The political context and the “historical” reference is here. More Banksy. More political graffiti.
Political Graffiti (199): Poverty
by Sepe, Lump and Chazme718 in Szczecin, Poland
by Sepe, Lump and Chazme718 in Szczecin, Poland
(source, photo by Agnieszka Stencel)
More political graffiti here.
Political Graffiti (197): Private Property
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OK, not really graffiti, but still “street art” in some sense of the word. More on private property rights, and more graffiti.
Political Graffiti (194): Riot
“The day that he threw the Molotov”
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Somehow this is funny:
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Makes me think if this. More on riots here. More graffiti here.
Political Graffiti (191): We Are All Human
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Nicely captures the basic truth of human rights: we have those rights because we are human, and also because we fail to be human towards each other. More graffiti here.
Political Graffiti (190): Let’s Adore and Endure Each Other
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Another view:
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at Shoreditch, London
The second part will obviously be easier than the first part, and more important politically. More on tolerance here. More graffiti here.
Political Graffiti (187): The War on Terror and a Society Dying of Fear
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More on the war on terror. More on fear here, here and here. More graffiti here.
Political Graffiti (183): Anti-Racist Revenge on Tintin
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Those silly Africans finally got the better of Belgium’s second most famous racist (second in place behind this one). Pity the poor dog had to share his fate. Read the whole story here.
More political graffiti here.
