It's design is an "Architecture of exclusivity," he writes. "The symmetry, arched windows, ornate cornice and stacked, stone walls have their roots in the glory days of France, England, Greece and Rome, in empires that were nearly absent of ethnic minorities," he continues.
"Yes, that's all in the past; things have changed," he concedes. "But the $54 million renovation of Union Station doesn't take that into account. It restores the symbols of an old world with no updates." And what else is missing? "There are no giant sculptures by African-American artists bonused into the lobby, no murals on the basement walls," Rinaldi explains.
Does he advocate dirt floors and oil lamps? No, that's also old. Does he want angular concepts and bright colors? Or is that too yuppy and modern? Indeed, the left has gone loony tunes.
Symmetry is racist? The author is an anti-symmetrite.
One doesn’t know much about Ancient Rome if the suggestion is made that it wasn’t ethnically diverse.
I thought Al’s ancestors built the Great Pyramids in Egypt? They also almost defeated the Roman empire when Al’s cousin Hannibal was marauding throughout the Italian countryside.