[nomarandlee]

Just flipped on Tucker Carlson for a half-minute and saw him talking about this. It was predictably cringe-worthy analysis and supportive of this Trump edict.

This is of course in no way surprising. Conservative minded people tend to over-romanize history and look to harken back to the mythologized past instead of the risking of a better future and innovation. And the real psychotic low-imagination ones will even outlaw all but singular forms of art/architecture not unlike what a few 1930's European regimes did.

The most ironic element regarding this issue is again the blatant hypocrisy of these federal officials and small clique of self-appointed art critics claiming that other "architectural elites" are ruining the country with these modernist buildings and that it is they can best decide what is good art/design (Grecco-Roman is their one and only) as opposed to local officials and the actual designers. So much again for the charade of an intrusive big government.

If these advocates wanted meaningful change to our cityscapes then pushing for guidelines that actually make more pleasant communities in regards to transit, walkability, livability, efficiency, community cohesion these bureaucrats think that good design means plopping a few more dozen, likely mediocre, Greek-Roman fakes around the country, of which is one style that is aplenty already in this country.