Political vs Apolitical Vandalism
Somebody has dumped red paint on the screens of all the parking meters up and down the streets, rendering them not usable. I am thinking that I hope this is a political act — a means of communicating maybe “You all have Blood on your Hands” for “the deaths of Palestinians” or “all the babies lost to Abortion”. Either one, or any number of things I can’t think of right now — though I think the climate fighters favor tomato soup. I know it isn’t — it is just wanton vandalism of public property for its own sake and the sake of jollies. Beside which, the fact that splashed red paint could signify any cause as much as not signify any cause gives away the problem of messaging.