Мастер wrote:... the proclamation of the Republic of China on January 1, 2012. ...
Lianachan wrote:Is much of the Berlin wall left standing? I've been saddened at what I am under the impression is the more or less complete removal of an historical item/archaeological site of global significance.
Arneb wrote:Although I sympathize with your sentiment (and I am the last to say the Wall should be dimantled entirely), I am happy with things as they are now.
Heid the Ba' wrote:It isn't my decision
Ah, but as a relic of the cold war it has significance beyond its location. It can be argued that decisions about its fate should not be made by Germany alone.
Heid the Ba' wrote:I accept that but there is nothing to learn from the physical relic of the Wall. Machu Picchu still has secrets and hasn't been explored fully the Wall was only in place for a few years and is well documented.
Heid the Ba' wrote:There is a tendency (which I am not saying you have) among those interested in the Great War that everything must be preserved and nothing altered in any way. There was outrage in some quarters when the Belgians built a theme park near Polygon Wood and the Menin Road at Ypres as this was somehow offensive to the memory of the British dead. The same happened when they built wind turbines which partly obstructed a view of something, I can't remember what. There is a point where the people that live there have to control their surroundings.
Heid the Ba' wrote:Lianachan wrote:Ah, but as a relic of the cold war it has significance beyond its location. It can be argued that decisions about its fate should not be made by Germany alone.
I accept that but there is nothing to learn from the physical relic of the Wall. Machu Picchu still has secrets and hasn't been explored fully the Wall was only in place for a few years and is well documented.
Arneb wrote:5 years ago today, the so-called Arab Spring began in Algeria.
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