is modern art more sacred than traditional art?

[big macbeth]

when we think of persecution of artists, we tend to think of the nazi
policy against what was generally modern art(often synonymous with
jewish art according to nazis).
this is exhibited as the greatest crime against art in human history.
how dare hitler not dig picasso and grosz!

yet, we almost never hear of the communist war against traditional art.
think of the countless churches and palaces and galleries with great
artistic and cultural treasures destroyed by lenin, trotsky, and
stalin(though leftwing jews wanna put ALL the blame on stalin as though
they would have been spared if trotsky won over stalin. wishful
thinking indeed). that some of these artifacts were saved was because
communists learned it more profitable to sell the stuff to capitalist
abroad than melt them down to make bullets and hammers.

or think of the horrendous destruction of traditional art by red guards
during mao's cultural revolution.
of course, communists also suppressed or banned modern art as decadent
bourgeois shit.

anyway, why is burning a painting by chagall a greater crime than
smashing a church or leveling a buddhist temple?
i don't know about you but i'd rather save the sistine chapel than some
german expressionist painting(though i aint knocking such a thing).

i guess the reason why nazi policy is reviled more is because most
artists are leftists and, in one way or another, sympathize with
communist ideology. also, as politically correct power-mad lunatic,
they too dream of a society where intellectuals like themselves decide
what is 'progressive' and 'true' and what is 'reactionary' and must be
banned. indeed, who keep pushing for speech codes and thought-crime
laws(euphemistically called 'hate crimes', 'hate' being defined by
leftwing ideologues. for example, class hatred doesn't qualify as hate
under the law).

also, most artists are modernists, and they care more about what
happened to some dada painting than what happened to a stupid church.
indeed, they despise spiritual people even today, making a living by
pissing on a crucifix while reviling mel gibson for his piety.

personally, i'm for everything. we may accept or condemn whatever art
but let everyone do his own stuff. but, when some people--nazis and
communists--break the rules and officialize art and ban all 'incorrect'
art, we should ALL make a strong stand againt them.
but, where is the outrage over communist destruction of traditional
culture? indeed, liberal criticism of communist art policy has always
focused on suppression of modern art, almost never on communist policy
on traditional art. as far as liberals are concerned, the old stuff
isn't worth saving.