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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (34029)10/18/2001 1:47:03 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
If the Towers are rebuilt, it would be an act of defiance, not a demonstration of good aesthetic judgment.

I don't think they where ugly, or that the skyline is better without them. And there really is something satisfying about an act of defiance in times like these.

Of course it could be argued that paying a few billion dollars and possibly putting people at risk isn't worth it for an act of defiance, but its not like there are not any number of other tall buildings that terrorists couldn't try to knock down if we don't rebuild the towers. The main problem is where there be enough demand for office space in the towers if we rebuild them? I don't think we should build something like that just as a monument.

Tim
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