What should be done with the WTC site?

[KrazyHorse]

Erect the world's biggest mosque.

[Ethelred]

Originally posted by notyoueither
As an outsider, I'd say it would say more about the American spirit if you rebuilt the 2 towers and added 10 additional stories for good measure.

I didn't think Canadians thougt the American Spirit was merely piggheadiness.

I have never been thrilled with giant skyscrapers in the first place. Living in California might have something to do with that. Reading Caves of Steel might be an influence as well.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ethelred
I didn't think Canadians thougt the American Spirit was merely piggheadiness.

No; we think it's a national inferiority complex...

[Ethelred]

Well that is more what I figured. Building big targets is quite the same thing.


HEY who the heck are we supposed to think is superior to us anyway?

Britain was at one time. Not since they lost India and maybe not since WWI.

France just thinks it superior. Well at least the French know how to have ZPG. I must admit that is pretty civilized of them.

[KrazyHorse]

You're still angry that Europe regards you as mere nekulturny colonials...

[Provost Harrison]

I think skyscrapers are great feats of architecture myself, especially when done well. The momentum is beginning to start moving more in British cities where buildings have always traditionally been very low-level. I want to see big towers. It isn't just a thing that I want to see the Americans build more of, we all should. They are a great testimony to our engineering capability, as well as in this case showing that you can knock down buildings but achieve very little at the end of the day.

[Aeson]

Just some rough statistics..

280 million people
75 year average lifespan
10221 people die per day in the US for the next 75 years

9/11 was a tragedy no doubt. Like the statistics above it isn't something that should be dwelt upon. The losses of friends and family are terrible, but the circumstances surrounding those losses shouldn't qualify how much they are remembered in our society.

Memorial sites should be more personal than otherwise, and don't have to have a fixed geographic location. Regardless of where/if a memorial site is constructed, those who were affected by 9/11 won't forget.

For the nation as a whole I think a memorial site is a bad idea.

[Ethelred]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
You're still angry that Europe regards you as mere nekulturny colonials...

Actually most Americans don't care what Europeans think. Maybe more on the East Coast. Here on the West Coast we trade with the Pacific which means a lot of trade with Asia. I have met far more Japanese than I have Europeans. As for culture, Americans don't have enough culture to notice that other countries have more. We import culture and call it American.


Pizza anyone. Its as American as apple pie.

[KrazyHorse]

It's just repressed memories. I recommend a rigorous course of Freudian psychoanalysis for the nation...

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by notyoueither
As an outsider, I'd say it would say more about the American spirit if you rebuilt the 2 towers and added 10 additional stories for good measure.

Would be tempting.
Ted Turner wants to do this, only higher.

"Actually most Americans don't care what Europeans think. :
And Ethelred. You got it , buddy.

[SpencerH]

If there is a commercial advantage (and I think there is) the owners will build similar towers. I'm not sure but wont some of the other nearby towers have to demolished because of damage? They'll be rebuilt too.

[Arrian]

My personal feeling on the matter: rebuilt 'em. Talk about a big double-barrelled FVCK YOU. Pigheaded? Yeah, just a bit.

That isn't really rational, though, and doesn't take into consideration the fact that many, many people wouldn't want to work there. There will be buildings erected on the site, but most likely 4 50-story buildings instead of two huge ones.

-Arrian

[Provost Harrison]

I think it would be a shame if they didn't, they were a great feat of architecture...perhaps they should just rebuild one tower, but much more capacity than the WTC towers.

[Grrr]

I think two twin tower sized gravestones would be a good option.

[Andemagne]

I think the site should remain as it is, to remind the
americans that they are not alone in the world and they
should respect others too.