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Great post. Also we, as a society, are losers in that we are unable to provide justice for a victim of a terrible crime whilst also safeguarding the principle of innocent until proven guilty and avoiding trial by media/mob.
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(03-08-2021, 05:35 AM)PaulP link Wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/f...fire-trees
I like the French, and I've been a Francophile for ages, but like my position on Robert Walls, I'm starting to have second thoughts.
This is stupid.
What's the issue Pauly? This is an exception to the rule I would imagine, an exception for something of historical significance such as Notre Dame. I could understand why they want to restore/rebuild it with aged oak. Am I missing something?
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(03-08-2021, 06:23 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Partly personal opinion about materials and architecture, and partly about cutting down 1000 trees that are hundreds of years old.
Fair enough. I must say, having a been to France a number of of times, when you go through the small towns and rural areas, they are very good with their green space management and forests. But I take your point.
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Didn't the Queen do the same thing after the 1992 Windsor Castle fire and her annus horribilis? No-one objected to that and IMHO, same applies to Notre Dame.
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Notre Dame is an icon of western culture and should be restored to its former glory imo. Having visited it about 10 years ago, I was devastated when the fire occurred. It's a great shame that many ancient and proud oaks will have to be sacrificed but sometimes we need to do painful things. Over time those trees can be replaced.
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(03-08-2021, 06:23 AM)PaulP date Wrote:Partly personal opinion about materials and architecture, and partly about cutting down 1000 trees that are hundreds of years old.
I'm afraid [member=64]PaulP[/member] religion has no morals, if some religious holiday said eat wild turtles, they'd eat them to the very last and anyone resisting would be racist, ......................... hang on! :o
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There is such a thing as sustainable logging. So long as each oak cut down is replaced with a new one (say 2 for good measure) then what's the issue?
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