European history in North America is obviously far less ancient than Europe's itself. However, years ago I visited Williamsburg VA, a place of historical note here in the US because it was a site of one of the first permanent English-speaking settlements in North America. It was built around 1700.
I expected to see 300-year-old buildings, only to find that the entire 300 acre site consisted of 20th century reconstructions of them. The only concession to history was their placement on original foundations or footprints. At least there I can understand why it was done--the original settlement had completely disappeared, and the area would have held no interest for anyone other than an archaeologist. But really, at some point, such "reconstructions" just turn historical landmarks into theme parks so that someone can make some money off of them from those dull enough to want to visit. Perhaps they believe that the ghosts of the original inhabitants might suffuse the location itself with their presence?
Thank goodness they haven't gotten to the Acropolis or the Parthenon yet...
Business with state property is a common practice, today a lot of people think that politics is a fast way to money using just lies and social skills (aka deceiving, boot licking and similar), in our past there are other examples but honor, rectitude and principles were born during periods of war and today war is far away from us. They are necessary because you have to give your life to comrades that need be willing to risk their for your, and probably you have to give it for someone in another unit hoping they will do the same so cleaver backstabbing and similar child play are strongly discouraged (may kill you).
Florence is going to be a set for tourists like Florida, what is needed is to keep the people in the right place, joust outside the set for easy call if needed, and let the paying tourist to taste the "authentic" experience of what they image is Florence. Business want that reality conform to desire of clients and their needs, history is only a facade, a set for the photos, because Ruins are better, more romantics, and are simpler to administer: joust own them and let people pay to see, less maintenance is a good attitude for keep them because more they degrade more "romanticized" become and more people pay to see them because are going to disappear!
No hope for today work to become something useful, pre-industrial building was based on abundance of structural integrity to last the most with minimal maintenance for long time maximal gains, but today we make disposable sets, fast to build and fancy but maintenance intensive if you want to keep them for half a century. Money today is fast, dirty and moving, we have "markets" made of split second trades based on rumors and opinions, ruins need something different, need FAIRS, Champagne Fairs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_fairs), because need people ho fear time but accept it so looking at their work we can shake and be inspired like Shally who wrote Ozymandias.... because "Man fears time; time fears the Pyramids"!
European history in North America is obviously far less ancient than Europe's itself. However, years ago I visited Williamsburg VA, a place of historical note here in the US because it was a site of one of the first permanent English-speaking settlements in North America. It was built around 1700.
I expected to see 300-year-old buildings, only to find that the entire 300 acre site consisted of 20th century reconstructions of them. The only concession to history was their placement on original foundations or footprints. At least there I can understand why it was done--the original settlement had completely disappeared, and the area would have held no interest for anyone other than an archaeologist. But really, at some point, such "reconstructions" just turn historical landmarks into theme parks so that someone can make some money off of them from those dull enough to want to visit. Perhaps they believe that the ghosts of the original inhabitants might suffuse the location itself with their presence?
Thank goodness they haven't gotten to the Acropolis or the Parthenon yet...
Politics....
Business with state property is a common practice, today a lot of people think that politics is a fast way to money using just lies and social skills (aka deceiving, boot licking and similar), in our past there are other examples but honor, rectitude and principles were born during periods of war and today war is far away from us. They are necessary because you have to give your life to comrades that need be willing to risk their for your, and probably you have to give it for someone in another unit hoping they will do the same so cleaver backstabbing and similar child play are strongly discouraged (may kill you).
Florence is going to be a set for tourists like Florida, what is needed is to keep the people in the right place, joust outside the set for easy call if needed, and let the paying tourist to taste the "authentic" experience of what they image is Florence. Business want that reality conform to desire of clients and their needs, history is only a facade, a set for the photos, because Ruins are better, more romantics, and are simpler to administer: joust own them and let people pay to see, less maintenance is a good attitude for keep them because more they degrade more "romanticized" become and more people pay to see them because are going to disappear!
No hope for today work to become something useful, pre-industrial building was based on abundance of structural integrity to last the most with minimal maintenance for long time maximal gains, but today we make disposable sets, fast to build and fancy but maintenance intensive if you want to keep them for half a century. Money today is fast, dirty and moving, we have "markets" made of split second trades based on rumors and opinions, ruins need something different, need FAIRS, Champagne Fairs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_fairs), because need people ho fear time but accept it so looking at their work we can shake and be inspired like Shally who wrote Ozymandias.... because "Man fears time; time fears the Pyramids"!
che schifo!