I personally didn't take issue with the design, but I did have a problem with the name. But Flight 93 families are involved with the design, so in my view their votes are the ones that really count.
I don't think the families matter, quite frankly. They probably have varying opinions on it, in any case.
This is an American monument to American people who did something very important in a time of crisis. The monument is for us to remember them, not for their families or their families' memory of them.
I am sure those selected passed the PC test.
I am sure those selected passed the PC test.
I disagree. Yes, the families' opinions should be weighted, because without a doubt they suffered and continue to suffer the horrendous consequences. That said, we (Americans) ALL took a hit on 9/11. Nowhere close to the hit they took, but I also don't think they should have full control over the design of a monument that belongs to and will be paid for by a couple hundred million folks.
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I normally don't agree with the tinfoil crowd, but after having spent time in the design field, I am 99% certain this artist knew exactly what he was doing. Perhaps he was simply trying to integrate references to 2 presently conflicting cultures, but it is also quite likely, maybe even probable, that he was going for a political message that many of us wouldn't agree with. There is no shortage of ego, utopianism, and angry vanity in the world of architects and landscape architects.
They should get that California feel good architect out of this project. 100% of Freepers could have come up with a better design.
Bring on the new design. I want to see it up close. Bet ya I find something pointing in the direction of Mecca.
so if the wives of some cantor fitzgerald victims wanted a ben laden statue at ground zero, we should accept that? let them place any memorial they want on their property with their money, this is a public memorial.