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Originally Posted by pico44
Sounds like cheesy propaganda, if not a bit jingoistic.
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It is more than a bit jingoistic, but of course people have raised the valid point that the Statue of Liberty is a pretty darned jingoistic name too. I really don't like the name Freedom Tower, but it's not going away, and give it some time and nobody will think twice about it.
I'd much prefer One World Trade Center.. it's sounds so much more dignified and corporate (despite the baggage attached to the words World Trade Center), which is the image the gov't should be going for to make the building as attractive to private tenants as possible, and not just end up being a public subsidy in the name of symbolism and "American resilience."
Alas, Freedom Tower is here to stay.