• Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I really wasn’t going to post this because I decided it was an irrelevant insult at the time and we need to be better.

    But I read the article and got serious imperial vibes and so fuck it, because this guy needs to be taken down a peg at every opportunity at this point.

  • psmgx@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Clues from Trump’s time in office point to yes, actually. In a December 21, 2020, executive order, then-President Donald Trump praised Greek and Roman architecture for being designed to “beautify public spaces and inspire civic pride.” Similarly, classical-style buildings like the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol Building, Supreme Court, and White House, Trump remarked, “have become iconic symbols of our system of government.”

    A construction magnate and property developer, and a cheapo, shitty one at that, thinks we need to spend more money on making buildings prettier.

    Just like that wall, it’s an excuse to spend a lot on construction and development that allows him to funnel money to his cronies.