Yeah, they literally have their own flags... It does fit them well.
Not just Trump flags, the last protest I was at had a single counter protester with a "Charlie Kirk" flag. It was the dumbest flag I've seen so far on this planet.
It's likely a shot at the Brexit crowd. However he's been careful to not make it too specific, so it could be seen as aimed at anyone blinded by flag waving patriotism.
The question is if it's real Banksy. I did read that the signature on the concrete is his signature, but he haven't posted on his social media to prove it.
35 Comments
MercuryGenisus@lemmy.world · 95 pts · 130d
What a great statue, where is this?
snooting@wetshav.ing · 105 pts · 130d
It’s in London: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/30/banksy-signature-london-statue-man-marching-flag-waterloo-place
victorz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 129d
Wow, Guardian. Pay to reject cookies now? Guess I'll never visit your site again, then. Bye.
skisnow@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 129d
What do you mean? You can literally just close that popup without doing anything.
victorz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 128d
Incorrect, at least on mobile. I'm using Firefox. I can only close it if I accept cookies or pay.
slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 130d
Does anybody have the video they are talking about? I don't have instagram, I would very much like to see how they towed it there
jve@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 130d
It doesn’t show much about how they got it there.
There’s a brief shot of a crane.
Ig link for those that want it.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXwf7pis6KT/
Is there an x cancel equivalent for ig?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 129d
oh there's always a brief shot of a crane when they show london
slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 130d
Thanks, I can watch it through "weiter im web". Is it always without sound though?
edit: got the sound, had to press the three dots
jabberwock@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 129d
There's https://imginn.com/
Not sure if it lets you go to direct reels or just view stories though.
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 46 pts · 129d
“Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” -Albert Einstein
TheUnicornOfPerfidy@feddit.uk · 16 pts · 129d
It's a good quote, but isn't measles the measles of mankind?
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 129d
DO YOU THINK YOU’RE SMARTER THAN EINSTEIN?!?!
TheUnicornOfPerfidy@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 129d
Currently? If we both had to give a lecture on GR, well I think I'd do a better job of it than his remains
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 129d
Einstein was genius, not smart.
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 129d
PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 129d
How apt that they're both making a comeback...
reddig33@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 130d
StillAlive@piefed.world · 13 pts · 130d
Could be a podium made from interlocking cement modules. Just a guess.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 129d
i'm looking for a seam and not finding one. it might be a podium you can just wheel out, if it's not already something for temporary art pieces.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 129d
The podium is plastic. Doesn't really answer your question though.
sober_monk@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 130d
Her hand gesture really makes this photo.
StillAlive@piefed.world · 11 pts · 130d
"The fuck are you doing?"
Noodle07@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 129d
Nationalism, it's an amazing piece wow
iThinkDifferentThanU@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 130d
Zachariah@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 130d
I think it’s more like his MAGAs
Enkrod@feddit.org · 39 pts · 130d
Isn't it every nationalist everywhere? I like it because it's so universal, the great truth of blind nationalism marching proudly into doom.
Zachariah@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 130d
Yeah, I just meant it applies more to the followers than the leaders.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 129d
Yeah, they literally have their own flags... It does fit them well.
Not just Trump flags, the last protest I was at had a single counter protester with a "Charlie Kirk" flag. It was the dumbest flag I've seen so far on this planet.
cynar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 129d
It's likely a shot at the Brexit crowd. However he's been careful to not make it too specific, so it could be seen as aimed at anyone blinded by flag waving patriotism.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 15 pts · 130d
Did banksy put the plinth there as well?
atomicorange@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 130d
Pretty sure he did
Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 130d
Doesn't seem to be on street view, must have been one heck of an operation
roserose56@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 130d
The question is if it's real Banksy. I did read that the signature on the concrete is his signature, but he haven't posted on his social media to prove it.
VeganBtw@piefed.social · 10 pts · 130d
Seems to have confirmed it : https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/30/banksy-signature-london-statue-man-marching-flag-waterloo-place
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 130d
Wisdom and Ignorance.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 130d
"Mind the gap."
OozingPositron@feddit.cl · 2 pts · 130d
It's the opposite of Allende's statue.