800 Year Old Sacred Trees slated for demolition

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800 Year Old Sacred Trees slated for demolition

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https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/nitv-news/a ... -dame-fire
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So we're just comparing two things by age now to frame a comparative argument?
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Age...and cultural heritage...and religious significance
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Nothing like using the tragedy of another to call attention to yourself.
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Hate to say this, I gotta agree with ABS.
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Antiboyscout wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:26 pm Nothing like using the tragedy of another to call attention to yourself.
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Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2019 8:42 pm Age...and cultural heritage...and religious significance
Well for the price of your morning coffee every day for the rest of your life, you and 10 million other people could help save the trees.
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As I said on the thread about VOY 11.59, I do not understand the irrational attachment to old things. Just plant some more, big deal.
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If I had an 800 year old tree on my front yard or even across the street on public land that someone chopped down, I'd go for maximum punitive damages there.
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Those trees don't mean anything to the people investing in the cathedral restoration though. Age doesn't equate the two.
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That's sort of the point.
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