Comments on: The $43 Billion Dollar Propaganda Film

By: HTRN

HTRN — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:05:54 +0000

IIRC, The WTC also took a long time to reach full occupancy – over a decade, I think. Keep in mind, that when you build monstrous amounts of office space(The WTC represented something like 10% of the total office space in downtown Manhattan), it’s gonna take awhile to fill.

By: Morven

Morven — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:47:00 +0000

I do have to agree with K that at least they have the sense to knock down dramatic buildings that have no commercial justification. A lot of places would build something like that and then just pay to keep it there and unused for twenty or thirty or a hundred years, out of foolish pride.

By: Anon E. Mouse

Anon E. Mouse — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:13:00 +0000

Sounds like a great stimulus plan they had there. Good thing we’re going to show those Chinese how to do it right!

By: K

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:42:02 +0000

$43B was just three times what was spent before? And the Chinese actually spent their own money?

Well, no wonder they are criticized. What government does that?

The interesting item is the lack of interest in soccer. If the national team can only draw 10,000 in the capitol – and probably with heavy subsidies at that – the Chinese must be indifferent to the sport.

Ditto the baseball venue. It is good to see it will be razed and something else tried. The odd mental illness of nostalgia for virtually any substantial structure has apparently not afflicted the owner or the local authorities.

By: Kyle Bennett

Kyle Bennett — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:14:18 +0000

I don’t have time to find the reference now, but prior to the Olympics, some journo had written about the “Potemkin Olympic Village”