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Anything built at Ground Zero, other than the original Twin Towers, is an admission of defeat.
We are better than that. We are Americans. And Americans want the Twin Towers built!
Please!!!!!!!!!!!
No political comment here. It's still a pig with lipstick. You can dress these buildings up, make them shiny and new, but we will not be the Americans we were until those two towers shine again. And we will be better and stronger seeing that skyline.
Why don't you people get it? We don't want a shabby substitute or a shiny one.
We want what they took away.
BRING BACK THE TWIN TOWERS!!!
rebuild, rebuild, rebuild, taller and stronger!!!
That hideous freedom tower is an expression of cowardice. REBUILD THE TWIN TOWERS!
There should be something bigger and better than before. Show the terroists that we are not afraid. Show them that we are stong.
Rebuilding is the way to go!!!
I live in Rockland Co. and was greatly affected by the events of that day and those that followed in many ways. On a clear day, we could see the towers by looking straight down rt. 17 from as far away as Ramsey NJ. Rebuild them to show we did recover
Those two Towers should represent a clear message to any citizen of the civilized world who loves and believes in freedom...together we stand,divided we fall...those two symbols need to be seen by everyone in the world once more.
I'll never forget walking through 5 World Trade and out onto Church Street at 8:30 on 9/11. I am one of the lucky ones. I have spent my entire adult working life around those buildings. To look at the current proposal for the Freedom Tower is, for me, depressing and wholely unsatisfactory. Yes, I lost 2 people in the towers and I have to say that those of us who pine for a lasting memorial will get no more fitting tribute to their loved ones than two restored towers.
I miss the Towers. If we don't replace them, the terrorists win. Anything less than the majestic structures that once dominated our skyline is a sell out to fear. Let's unite and rebuild the Twin Towers!
Yes I always said build them again. It would be a drastic mistake to build a half empty tower. We need to see the Twin Towers
Please put the Towers back up.
Anything else is a sign of surrender!
New York is defined by courage and the ability to rise above adversity. Let's show the world we haven't strayed from that ideal.
I never had a chance to visit the towers. My heart sank on that day and all I could think about was revenge and how to get even. That hate and want for revenge turned me toward a realization that if turned to a life of hate, racism and I would have fallen victim to the terrorism that took the Towers and more then 3,000 lives. Justice will eventually catch up to the criminals and those who follow their footsteps. Rebuild the Towers and show them what America is really made of.
I already signed my name, but I need to make a comment...
It appears that the twin towers are not going to be rebuilt.
For unknown reasons, our politicians want to build that ugly Freedom Tower instead.
What can we do about this?
I still feel the general public has been too silent too long.
Paul Herman
pherman@global-aero.com
Let's stop appeasing the terrorists! They wanted the towers destroyed, let us now undo their hideous work!
Please have the courage to bring the towers back. They will be so good for the economics of New York, and the heart of America.
The best way to tell the terrorists that they've lost is to put the Towers back exactly as they were before. Increase safety, but replace the skyline as it used to be.