"Every park in the country that has accepted a VFW memorial is now a public forum for the erection of permanent fixed monuments; they must either remove the war memorials or brace themselves for an influx of clutter..."
That's insane. I love the usage of the word "clutter" here, just for its ignorant subjectivity. One man's trash is another man's treasure-- all those roadside memorials are meaningless to most, but absolutely necessary to somebody.
At the same time, however, I could see a public park having a little trouble with space if it contained "a cross, a nativity scene, a statue of Zeus, or a Confederate flag." That's getting a little ridiculous. But, not as ridiculous as the anti-homosexuality monument that Pastor Phelps wants to erect in Wyoming.
Then again, I guess I said it myself-- one man's trash is another man's treasure. Blech.
Haha, can you tell I'm procrastinating from other homework? Good find, Pat. :)
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"Every park in the country that has accepted a VFW memorial is now a public forum for the erection of permanent fixed monuments; they must either remove the war memorials or brace themselves for an influx of clutter..."
That's insane. I love the usage of the word "clutter" here, just for its ignorant subjectivity. One man's trash is another man's treasure-- all those roadside memorials are meaningless to most, but absolutely necessary to somebody.
At the same time, however, I could see a public park having a little trouble with space if it contained "a cross, a nativity scene, a statue of Zeus, or a Confederate flag." That's getting a little ridiculous. But, not as ridiculous as the anti-homosexuality monument that Pastor Phelps wants to erect in Wyoming.
Then again, I guess I said it myself-- one man's trash is another man's treasure. Blech.
Haha, can you tell I'm procrastinating from other homework? Good find, Pat. :)
I agree with Pat. Would have been interesting to see what we consider tolerable. Wonder what will happen with that case...
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