Not to opine on your particular proposal, but, I'm growing a bit -- for the lack of a better word -- supersticious, and suspect of some of the memorialism of late.
The OKC memorial literally gives me the creeps. I don't have an answer for this, but I'm getting a bit freaked out because these things are getting to be like 'alters to victimhood'.
I want a memorial to people, not to a tragedy. Anyone see this?
Memorials need to represent hope, a living memory. Dignity not morbidity.
I could not agree more. Maudlin speechifying is one of the reasons that I am very glad that W is Prez and the wimp is not. (BTW - Milagro suggested this AM that she is glad that the Prez is "The Whip" and not"The Wimp") However, you and I both know the power of "The Wall" commerating those who died in the Nam. I totally agree that the VERY BEST thing is to rebuilt those towers as quickly as is humanly possible. I had hoped that my simple addition to them would find sympathy. Apparently, I was wrong.