The world was robbed of the 21st-century Twin Towers most of us always wanted.
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i am extremely disapointed that there are no “twin towers” being looked at. how can you not rebuild them? they are a historic symbol of america, our pride and accomplishment, and you will let that get thrown away? i can understand a little redesigning but not just forgetting that they were there. that is exactly what “american haters” want, for us to just bow down and say, “ok, we’ll change because you have slapped us”. where is our american pride, our resiliance when hit to say "you didnt win because they still stand, and we are stronger now". the towers were a symbol of new york that made all americans want to come and see the great city on the bay, even if they were not from there. they made new york a pillar of greatness above all other cities. a single building is nothing more than ordinary no matter what the design, dallas has buildings, but i dont care to drive and see them. people from all walks of life dream of seeing the twin towers up close, and hold that image of them as "the gates of freedom beyond the statue of liberty" to so many, they represent the greatness this country stands for, and it is unfair to rob our future generations of this awesome feeling they bring all because we dont stand tall and rebuild them stronger than before. i ask...i beg, preserve our pride, preserve our accomplishments......preserve our twin towers. rebuild, dont replace. thank you and god bless america!