Charging Bull Attacked! Is Wall Street Seeing Red or Just Green?

A Verdant Assault on Bronze

Good heavens! It appears even the venerable Charging Bull of Wall Street that bronze behemoth isn't immune to the passionate pronouncements of our times. Just imagine if you will a creature of such stoic financial fortitude suddenly adorned with a rather garish coat of neon green. The irony of course is richer than the finest alluvial soil.

Greed Equals... Death?!

The culprits a group identifying themselves as Extinction Rebellion felt it necessary to embellish the bull with a rather stark message: 'Greed=Death.' One can't help but wonder if they considered the bull's perspective. After all it's merely a symbol a metallic metaphor for the market's… shall we say 'robust' tendencies. Though I suppose as I've often said 'the question is are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?' Perhaps these activists feel the same about a stable climate.

A Twittering of Discontent

Ah the modern age! The group took to X formerly known as Twitter to declare their actions proclaiming they came to Wall Street to call out the 'bulls ' perpetrated by the '1%' who in their view gamble with our collective future. One can almost hear the digital trumpeting of dissent echoing across the digital plains.

A Perch of Protest

One particularly daring activist even mounted the bull claiming the prime spot on its neck. Picture it! A lone figure perched atop this icon of capitalism facing off against the suits and skyscrapers. It's a tableau worthy of a nature documentary though instead of a predator stalking its prey we have a protester making a point.

The Green Tide Recedes

In a display of remarkable civic responsibility the activists eventually cleaned their handiwork. The green tide receded leaving the Charging Bull once again in its original bronze glory. One wonders if the bull secretly enjoyed its brief flirtation with environmentalism. Perhaps it felt a twinge of… what's the word?… *purpose*.

From Sicilian Shores to Wall Street's Shores

The Charging Bull sculpted by the late Arturo DiModica an immigrant from the Sicilian shores was not always in its current location. Originally placed in front of the Stock Exchange in 1989 it was later moved a few blocks south. A journey not unlike that of many creatures displaced and finding a new home. Though one hopes this particular bull has found a more permanent resting place. After all 'the natural world is under assault from all sides' and even art is not immune!