Comment by squigz
18 hours ago
The ambiguity - that this could apply to anyone, that people are so caught up in their belief of choice - is part of the obviousness, at least to me. I would expect more people to be aware of this, than to actually believe that it's talking about, say, Americans in particular.
I do agree that it’s obvious in the way that you describe. But I still think it’s a point worth making—that it could apply to anyone. Because I don’t think that thought is likely to occur to a lot of people, regardless of their particular belief of choice. And that is a problem.
> But I still think it’s a point worth making—that it could apply to anyone.
... anyone who engages in this behaviour, yes. Not anyone nor everyone does.
One can’t say that proposition is obvious to the population at large. Else, “we” (as in Earth in 2026) would have very political dynamics. So maybe Banksy felt inclined to do a public service announcement.
if it was so obvious to most of us, we wouldn't be having this problem.
> I would expect more people to be aware of this
You'd be very surprised.