Among government’s innumerable outrages is its ingratitude: it robs us of our money, then names the highways or structures it (unconstitutionally) builds after politicians instead of us taxpayers.

Mr. Anonymous was having none of it when New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art wrote him in quest of—take a guess—money. Yes! Though the Met already shares in the loot when New York plunders its serfs, it (and all other institutions of “arts”) constantly begs for more. Worse, rather than thanking Mr. A for his generosity, the Met credited one of the thieves victimizing him:

We have many to thank for the[ir] support … , yet we owe a special debt of gratitude to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer. Throughout the pandemic, Senator Schumer has been tireless in his support of arts and culture, at The Met and throughout New York and the nation, and he has delivered for arts organizations in many ways,—

In plain English: “he’s robbed all of you for our benefit, and not just New Yorkers, either, but Americans across the country, many of whom will never set foot in any of our over-hyped and horribly expensive buildings.”

including federal funding from the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant (SVOG) to the federal aid that went to cities (including New York), which enabled the generous support we received from the recently adopted City budget.

What’d I tell you? No matter how much “support” inundates these pigs, they’re never happy.

This past week, The Met received $10 million from the SVOG grant, which is crucial to advancing our mission and connecting with the many communities we serve.

>GAG<

Before that depresses you beyond redemption, peruse Mr. A’s response to the Met’s greed:

Well, I’m glad that at least someone is enjoying the use of my hard-earned money, even if the only person getting thanked for it is Chuck Schumer, and even if it is for you not [to] have done anything at all (or hardly anything).

And, speaking of your Museum doing hardly anything and my money being spent on it without my permission — if you ever want to see any of my money being given to you voluntarily again, I assume you realize that would involve an IMMEDIATE return to NORMAL.  By normal I actually mean normal, and not the BS that’s being peddled as normal by some — no mandatory masks, the usual hours and days, the usual in-person activities, the works.  You would also need to pressure the City to start protecting its citizens again with adequate policing and prosecution around your Museum, as well as on the trains and buses (and everywhere else).

Your unthanked involuntary funder and hopefully a returning voluntary funder, …

Alas, I bet this masterpiece falls on deaf ears—or blind eyes, as the case may be.

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