Hmm... I still think, however powerful the memorial may be, that rebuilding on an even grander scale and putting the site back into use would have been a better message - "Strike us and we shall bleed, and grieve, and then come back stronger than ever and kick your hinder," rather than "If you manage to do something that actually hurts us, sure we'll stomp you afterward but it'll leave an indelible scar on our national identity." If the NYC targets had been the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, with cultural significance of their own, it might be different, but the only thing the Twin Towers had going for them was formerly being the world's tallest buildings and a lot of people inside them, who stay dead no matter what is done in the aftermath. No-one much like the buildings themselves...
...yeah, I liked the "We'll rebuild with a wide tower that splits into four short structures and one tall one in the middle of the line" suggestion. You know, like this:
I has that NYC attitude, ifyaknowwhatImean.
- CD
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
...yeah, I liked the "We'll rebuild with a wide tower that splits into four short structures and one tall one in the middle of the line" suggestion. You know, like this:
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I has that NYC attitude, ifyaknowwhatImean.
- CD
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows