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Old 06-28-2010, 03:19 PM   #21
Spexxvet
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Originally Posted by Cloud View Post
something I read recently (I'm pretty sure it was a Time article comparing East and West Germany) regarding communist (or former) communist countries stuck with me: they did not value beauty. So many of these countries appear (appear, because I'm relying on photos) to be dingy, dismal, utilitarian--with no support for natural or manmade beauty. Now they are stuck with ugly cities and ugly lives.
Beauty is a costly upgrade. That's one of the things that concerns me about the teabaggers. They won't want to pay for beauty.
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