io@piefed.blahaj.zone to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoTrump admits he didn’t have to tear down East Wing for ballroom, but just wanted topiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1589arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1582arrow-down1imageTrump admits he didn’t have to tear down East Wing for ballroom, but just wanted topiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneio@piefed.blahaj.zone to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square72fedilinkfile-text
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-melania-upset-east-wing-demolition-b2862932.html
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56·12 hours agoGreat, let’s tear down a well-preserved historic building in pristine condition for no absolute reason at all!
minus-squareKnowledgeableNip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·3 hours agoBut God help you if you want to remove a statue honoring a Confederate general
minus-squareInEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 hours agoMight as well go back to the 1812 method of renovating at this point. Probably less insulting to the concept of the USA than whatever the fuck this is.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 hours agoThe east wing was built in like 1902. It’s historic but it’s not super duper old and was rebuilt in the 40s to hide a bunker under it.
minus-squaremadjo@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 hours agoStill is historic and well-preserved.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 hours agoAside from 80 years of constant renovation sure.
minus-squarePearOfJudes@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 hours agongl I don’t care about some old building but kind of want a society where thats the biggest problem
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoI’m with you, the issue is doing it on a whim with no plan to the people’s property as he treats it like his own including his pathetic walk of fame.
minus-squareSundray@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 hours agoTypical urban real estate mogul behavior.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 hours agoold growth forest: *exists* property developer: we got some undeveloped land here! let’s pave it up, might make money having a parking lot.
Great, let’s tear down a well-preserved historic building in pristine condition for no absolute reason at all!
But God help you if you want to remove a statue honoring a Confederate general
Might as well go back to the 1812 method of renovating at this point.
Probably less insulting to the concept of the USA than whatever the fuck this is.
The east wing was built in like 1902. It’s historic but it’s not super duper old and was rebuilt in the 40s to hide a bunker under it.
Still is historic and well-preserved.
Aside from 80 years of constant renovation sure.
ngl I don’t care about some old building but kind of want a society where thats the biggest problem
I’m with you, the issue is doing it on a whim with no plan to the people’s property as he treats it like his own including his pathetic walk of fame.
Typical urban real estate mogul behavior.
old growth forest: *exists*
property developer: we got some undeveloped land here! let’s pave it up, might make money having a parking lot.