Public Comment Open for proposed "Triumphal Arch" in D.C.
https://wjla.com/news/local/donald-trump-proposed-triumphal-arch-monument-project-public-comments-national-park-service-nps-historic-preservation-act-construction-structures-national-mall-memorials
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23 Comments
TheRtRevKaiser@sh.itjust.works · 42 pts · 70d
Just FYI, the NPS is required by law to respond to substantive comments. Shitposting or just ranting won't do anything but maybe register that you're mad - if you want to slow things down you would actually need to engage with the report or with federal law in your comment. Otherwise they can just toss your comment.
austin@piefed.social · 27 pts · 70d
here's where to actually leave a comment: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=186&projectID=136973&documentID=151576
brownsugga@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 70d
Literally the Hitler playbook
ExtremeDullard@piefed.social · 14 pts · 70d
Fuck Temu Hitler
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 70d
LOOSER ARCH
there have been no triumphs here
The only thing that could justify a triumphal arch is if the whole citizenry rose up to defeat the Fascist Toad in Chief and his Toadies. But of course that would also mean we could NOT build it and use the money for better purposes.
Zier@fedia.io · 8 pts · 70d
Is this the arch they are building to rape children? It's the Epstein Arch right?
sqw@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 69d
we can build it after they put away the last raper in the files.
ollie@pawb.social · 7 pts · 69d
it's not even original, france already has one lmao
lyralycan@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 69d
Wait til you see the Parthenon in fucking Nashville, Tennessee (link). The ultra rich and powerful have bought, moved, or replicated historical structures for ever, but this one irks me. Partially because Wikipedia, America-centred as it is, says it was designed by a Confederate American architect... mf it's plagiarism
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social · 7 pts · 70d
I don't really have the expertise to evaluate the report for things that would make for compelling objections. If someone here happens to, it would be helpful if you could give us a quick summary of the most objectionable parts of this proposal that we could use in writing a comment.
Obviously it's visually objectionable and all that, but that doesn't seem to be what they're asking for comments on.
lath@piefed.social · 6 pts · 70d
Don't know the specifics for who does what there, but I'm assuming there will be a lot of job cuts, budget cuts, mismanagement and abandonment of currently managed locations in order to focus on this single display of overcompensation and megalomania.
Is it being built in an earthquake prone area? Flood lands? Unstable ground? Marshy? Cavernous?
Is it economically viable? What are any actual (as in not wishful thinking) prognosticated revenues from its construction?
Any dangers to local fauna/flora?
Is it ugly?
Dunno. Lots of good questions to be ignored, I'd say. But that's just me speaking out of my ass.
INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 70d
Where can we read the comments? :P
adarza@piefed.ca · 6 pts · 70d
such a monstrosity could only turn into the world's largest public urinal.
Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 70d
Abysmal.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 68d
What exact triumph are you people commemorating?
BrazenSigilos@ttrpg.network · 2 pts · 68d
That's an excellent question, and much of the people here couldn't tell you a good answer. Myself? I don't see any triumph to commemorate, at all.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 68d
Everyone is mishearing him. He wants a Trumpial arch.
craftrabbit@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 70d
Have you ever been to the arc de triomphe in Paris? Horrible place to be in my opinion. Now the question is, can this one be even worse?
njm1314@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 69d
I'm all for monumetal architecture but don't you need to actually be triumphant over something to have a triumphal arch?
Maeve@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 70d
Considering almost everyone up there are living dead or soulless skinwalkers, it's appropos it looks like a tomb.
snoons@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 70d
Still humping the Roman dream it seems. Shame.
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 68d
He's not building this shit with the intent to leave
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 69d
my brianrot for a secon thought it said trumphallic arc