El Capitan isn't exactly an obscure monument so much as a well known rock wall in a national park. Not sure how much generic tourism it gets, but it's pretty well known within rock climbing circles, so it's definitely a case of activists attempting to annex territory.
"How do we best fight the government?"
"Drape an ugly ass flag over an obscure monument that is 2,600 miles away from where the President is."
"Perfect!"
El Capitan isn't exactly an obscure monument so much as a well known rock wall in a national park. Not sure how much generic tourism it gets, but it's pretty well known within rock climbing circles, so it's definitely a case of activists attempting to annex territory.
I get what you're saying.. but 99% of people couldn't point to a picture of El Capitan in a line up or probably even tell you where it is.