Mona Lisa paint throwers signal what’s wrong with civilization
Feb. 5, 2024 3 AM PT To the editor: I have felt for some time that a driving force in the fracturing of our society is that too many of us have ascribed to the once-abhorrent view that the ends justify the means. I was therefore disappointed to read USC environmental studies professor Shannon Gibson’s op-ed article that attempts to justify attacks on historically important art in the name of advancing climate change goals. Those who embrace an “ends” perspective should bear in mind that it has often been misused…