The world was robbed of the 21st-century Twin Towers most of us always wanted.
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Hello, I am from the UK and the Towers have effected me more than most people from the UK who were just 5 when the attacks happened. I remember coming in and switching the TV on and there was the North tower, Bellowing with smoke. I thought it was an accident and went out again I came back in and my mum told me they had collapsed. I believe it is a waste of good resources to tear down the Freedom Tower, They should complete the F-tower and put up the twin towers next to it, Its the cheapest way.
TTA Note: If the Freedom Tower were just a skyscraper, it might make sense to complete it and build Twin Towers in place of WTC 2, 3, and 4. But it is an obelisk and, whether it is recognized or not, putting up the same form seen in cemeteries throughout the world is ghoulish. That is a simple fact. Images register in our individual and collective subconcious. It is irresponsible and destructive to put a giant tombstone at the World Trade Center. It sends the wrong message. It should be capped and preserved as an example of what happens when out-of-control politicians ignore the people.