I think to a large extent my tolerance for political vandalism is aesthetic. I'm reaching this conclusion by induction. Some cases:
I think what's coming out of this is that I am more likely to approve of vandalism when it is (i) narrow, (ii) targets obnoxious expression,
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(iii) does not practically suppress others' expression, (iv) is comedic (somehow). Not much of a principle but probably an aesthetic. YMMV.
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Possibly a more succinct way to put it is that I like vandalism when it playfully extends a public argument and not when it tries to end it.
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