Re: [UC] Contrary to Historic Preservation

[Krfapt]

In a message dated 9/2/2004 12:30:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We can't let ourselves be thought of as elitist arbiters of good taste, lest we have no rebuttal when Al Krigman posts an email. Here's an excerpt from a piece I wrote in 2000 [snip] We're in the Ploshtad Batenburg, in Sofia. She points to a light dusting of rubble near the central park. [snip] the vacuum should contain the now vacant Gyorgi Dimitrov Mausoleum, which was the former home of the preserved body of one of Bulgaria's Socialist-era prime ministers. [snip] More likely, however, the removal of this overtly Socialist monument was simply a political gesture. Other purges of Socialist icons are equally ambiguous. [etc.]   If I find fault with those arrogant enough to anoint themselves arbiters of good taste, could you possibly imagine I'd think well of someone presumptuous enough to preach to a culture not her own about handling a chapter of its history it may not view with great pride?   Always at your service and ready for a dialog, Al Krigman