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diva77

(7,652 posts) Tue Apr 16, 2019, 03:48 AM Apr 2019

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What happened to the Notre Dame today feels like a microcosm of what the rethugs are doing to the US

And then to hear that a billionaire has committed $110 million to rebuild -- makes one wonder what kind of catastrophe it will take in the US to pry loose some oligarch cash to do some rebuilding at home.

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What happened to the Notre Dame today feels like a microcosm of what the rethugs are doing to the US (Original Post) diva77 Apr 2019 OP

Ancient churches are one thing. There might be some perceived Oligarch salvation there. democratisphere Apr 2019 #1

good point -- altho. churches depend on infrastructure being intact diva77 Apr 2019 #2

But the French are more attuned... Paka Apr 2019 #3

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. Ancient churches are one thing. There might be some perceived Oligarch salvation there.

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Tue Apr 16, 2019, 04:05 AM

Apr 2019

Roads, bridges, sewers and other infrastructures not so much salvation.

diva77

(7,652 posts)

2. good point -- altho. churches depend on infrastructure being intact

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Tue Apr 16, 2019, 04:13 AM

Apr 2019

Paka

(2,760 posts)

3. But the French are more attuned...

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 05:15 AM

Apr 2019

to the concept of community involvement. They even put limits on their oligarchs.

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