The world's prior experience in this area is with the likes of #FerdinandMarcos and #ImeldaMarcos. Although Imelda claimed to have been reduced to pauperhood at one point, by no reasonable standard was that true.
And xe had the same level of fanatical popular support despite everything that #DonaldJTrump has. As well as the #EdificeComplex.
The Marcos model seems likely to be followed here, the one possible fly in the ointment being #PresidentVance.
If you've not encountered the idea of an 'edifice complex', applied to #ImeldaMarcos back in the 1970s, then you might find it an interesting idea to think about in conjunction with the #EppsteinBallroom, that Golden Arch proposal, and all of #DonaldJTrump's other grandiosities that are doomed (either way that the future turns out) to be defaced and have the name Trump torn off them as soon as xe is gone.
How much of the #history of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos is repeating with #DonaldJTrump and #MelaniaTrump ?
A quick bit of research reveals that almost no-one has yet picked up the idea of "edifice complex" and applied it to Trump.
Yet we have everything from a gilded Lincoln toilet through this recently proposed Golden Arch to the Eppstein Memorial Ballroom.
And it's hats instead of shoes.
#USPolitics #EdificeComplex #ImeldaMarcos #FerdinandMarcos #EppsteinBallroom
#TrumpRegime #EdificeComplex #preservationists #DC
"Preservationists sue Trump over plans to paint Eisenhower building
The complaint alleges Trump’s plan would ‘permanently alter one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation’s Capital'
Preservationists concerned by President Donald Trump’s public musings this week about painting a 137-year-old building next to the White House completely white sued him Friday to halt the work, arguing that he could not unilaterally alter 'one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation’s Capital.'
In their suit, the historic preservation advocates said Trump and other federal officials must comply with the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, laws requiring they consult experts and allow public input about possible impacts of proposed renovations.
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Painting a historic building’s uncoated masonry can trap moisture, accelerate deterioration and cause it to crack or crumble, the suit states. That risk of permanent damage has led to preservation standards, including the Interior Department’s, to advise keeping a property’s historic appearance as unchanged as possible and caution against new paint schemes on historic masonry unless they replicate or closely match documented historic finishes, the complaint alleges.
Paint could not be removed from the EEOB’s stone facade without risking its destruction, according to the suit.
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'The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is one of our nation’s most significant architectural landmarks,' Greg Werkheiser, founding partner of the Cultural Heritage Partners law firm, said in a statement. 'Any plan to alter that … like the President revealed this week, especially an irreversible action like painting it all white, must be preceded by a transparent public process that includes expert consultation and a full hard look at potential harms.'
The White House did not respond Friday to requests for comment."
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