I didn't say the original towers weren't impressive. I liked their design and simple lines. What I don't want is a lame attempt to resurrect them. They are GONE. This whole notion of rebuilding things to "be like it was" is arrogant and almost childish in a way. The idea is to make a new beginning and a new symbol for ourselves, not to build a reminder, which is all these new towers would be. "Look, just like the old ones".
It's the wrong approach. If the White House or the Supreme Court or Capitol Hill had been destroyed, yes maybe I can see why we'd want it to be the same on the outside. But those are the only three structures I can think of where I'd prefer to see the new structure be a carbon copy rather than a new symbol that stands upon the ground of the old ones.
The WTC are gone; to try and bring them back is bordering on disrespect, and the fact that Trump is behind it solidifies my opinion all the more, as that guy's motives are always suspect. And I mean always.
...into the light of a dark black night.
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