I wonder if you can carry pork rinds to the site?
Posted on 07/25/2007 8:14:17 AM PDT by Bladerunnuh
The designer and prize committee envisioned this memorial as a statement of reconciliation. I (and probably many others) believe this should be a monument to the heroism of the passengers and crew.
Some changes have been made, but not enough in my opinion.
Also, I’m still waiting to hear that those who fought back and died will receive some appropriate medal acknowleding their courage. Though civilians, they were on the front line struggle of terrorism. This is the new reality: Any of us may be called upon to fight back at any time.
The swastika was an ancient Hindu symbol of good fortune before the Nazis corrupted it. I’ve seen buildings built in the US in the 1880’s that incorporate it into their design. The Montana Club in Helena for one.
“can someone explain what’s the point of wearing a headscarf when your neckline is plunging halfway to you waist and exposing that much cleavage?”
Hickeys?
Regardless of what was allegedly intended, the effect is not a good one. It should be of the heroism of the passengers and crew on that plane, not some sappy, treacly symbolism and mush.
A total lack of understanding of the religion to which she’s blatantly condescending.
As the story says the designer made superficial changes. Scrap it and hire a new designer I say.
I wonder if you can carry pork rinds to the site?
What’s the significance of the people seated in the picture to the right? I can’t figure out who or where they are.
Did you read any of the comments of the architect who designed the original design? He was forever blathering on about the need for reconciliation with Islam and talked quite openly about using Islamic imagery.
The design was changed, but I would not consider the people who objected to be nut cases. Of course, I don't think reconciliation with Islam should be the primary focus of the Flight 93 Memorial.
Yeah, you are right...still creepy, although I think a large part of it is that it is displayed in "fall colors" for presentation aesthetics.
Some things to consider...
1. It's WND, as you pointed out.
2. That image is an artist's rendition; I seriously doubt it will be painted red.
3. Just because something is shaped like a semicircle doesn't make it a crescent representing Islam. The Vietnam memorial comes to mind, with it's bend halfway through. Arial photo of Vietnam Memorial. Granted it's not a crescent, but, if one is so "conspiracy theory" minded, one could make the argument that it's in the shape of a Masonic symbol, with the triangle shape, etc. Do you see how rediculous it gets?
4. I seriously doubt the direction of "east" (which is not only where Mecca is, but also Jerusalem) is that controversial. IOW, it's an easterly direction a center viewer would face, not necessarily "Mecca"; that's World Nut Daily spin for you.
This article is exactly why I've put a critcal view on everything WND puts out lately, and indeed, for me, puts it over the top. Seriously, aren't there more pressing things to report on? Maybe we'll see a story on Bat Boy entering the race for president next, on WND.
To me, the power of that site is that Flight 93 crashed into a farmer’s field. It was the transformation of an perfectly ordinary piece of countryside into something more.
To my mind, the ideal Memorial would be a modest obelisk with a brass plaque on each side. One listing the names, one with a dedication, one with excerpts from President Bush’s 2002 SOTU speech and one that simply says “Let’s Roll”. Everything else about the site should have been kept the same as it was on the day before the crash.
...and street lamps in Glendale CA.
So what do you make of the architect's own statements that he used Islamic imagery and feels that reconciliation with Islam should be the primary focus of the memorial?
I guess he lied — SOP for lefties.
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