Nice move, GreenPeace. Keep it up!

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They surely have made an impression, Out with the old, In with the new.

Peru Strikes Back After Greenpeace's Nazca Lines Stunt - NBC News

Of all places, why did they choose the Nazca Lines? I guess when push comes to shove, shock advertising such as this deserves severe punishment. Note: They only got 6 months, for chrissakes!
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  • I love Greenpeace and am not only shocked that they did this, I'm a little angry at them. We all know we need to stop letting corporations trash our planet - but desecrating ancient artifacts sure isn't helping that message. At all.
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    • Of all the times I've seen people and organisations shooting themselves in the foot, this is right up there.
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  • It's not as bad as it looks.

    For sure it's a dumb idea, however it wasn't like they made any permanent markings on the ground. in fact with a strong gust of wind the whole thing would be gone.

    Still, a dumb idea.
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    • The article says that they made footprints there that would last a long time and they also destroyed one of the most important lines in the dirt.
    • In fairness looking at the ground I couldn't see a footprint anywhere or a line destroyed but it did say this in the article, though a 1000's of years seems a bit rich.

      Whether it's true or not, I agree, dumb idea. I think it's more the sacredness of the area to the Peruvians that's really caused this as I can't see any destroyed line, mind you, I wouldn't if it had been destroyed.

      Another point, if the footprints of the Green Peace activists lasted 1000's of years, they'd be, um, probably a bit sacred by then too.

      Sorry, just thinking out loud.
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  • They COULD have started a photoshop enhanced rumor! WHY do this in real life? Do you have ANY idea how large this must be?

    Steve
  • The more I think about it the more ironic it becomes.

    We are outraged over an ancient site being desecrated - but the living ecosystem, not so much? Corporations are actually threatening the existence of everything on earth right now, so their message, pretty much, does take precedence to all others. What relevance do these artifacts have when there are no humans left to wonder about them?
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    • Don't get me wrong! I HATE the polluted food, water, land, etc... But Greenpeace apparently poisoned and littered ACRES of land! THAT is bad enough, but WORSE when you consider that they could have done it for a fraction of the cost and trouble, and NOT hurt the site AT ALL!!!!!

      I could have done it without leaving the couch, or missing a TV program!

      Steve
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