Holy shit. No wonder Trump loves it so much.
I wonder if restoration of the Mountain is possible
Turning it back into a regular looking mountain side? I think that ship has sailed.
I’m willing to try. Could just use some trebuchets and see how it goes. Maybe a lil dynamite as a treat.
I mean — it was a sacred mountain, so I presume it looked interesting and not just 'regular'.
There are pictures of it before the carving.
Though I agree it's a shame to deface nature the way it was, the label of "sacred" is usually attributed to perfectly mundane things in order to make them special.
The Americas are home to some ridiculously beautiful landscapes. I'd be equally appalled if someone had carved the faces into a part of the Grand Canyon.
[off topic]
'Black Hills' by Dan Simmons. Cool little novel about a Native working on the construction of Mt. Rushmore.
The whole project was essentially about destroying a culturally significant landmark. The KKK connection isn't a coincidence, we built Rushmore to break a people's heart.
The respectthedead podcast did one on him, super fascinating
Yeah him and like 7 million other Americans back then.
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