There are no more Communists

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Cloud

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.