If they actually follow through with building that ballroom it's going to be so awful. I think the "plans" for the ballroom say it's like twice the size of the whitehouse. I bet it's going to be gold AF, gaudy, and generally atrocious. That being said idk what's more likely, building the ballroom or just tearing the rest of the whitehouse down.
this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2025
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He could tear it all down and build a bunker in its place, I suppose.
Pretty sure there's already a bunker there
Make it bunkerier.
Like an American Versailles
I dunno, while everyone is mourning the symbolic destruction of the ~~white house~~ palace (that's what it is) I'm thinking it's more of a "broken clock right twice a day" kind of thing. Or at least a "don't stop your enemy when he's making a mistake" kind of thing.
If we want the executive branch to have less power, turning their palace into a permanent clownshow isn't necessarily a step in the wrong direction.
It's only demoralizing if you ever felt reverence for the palace.
Icons are critically important to a culture. The fact that people do have reverence for the institution of the White House is exactly why this imagry strikes a chord with us. It is an important institution and it absolutely reflects the priorities of the current administration (see the Carter-era solar panels).
That said, you hit the nail on the head. Let this administration show their true colors with how they dress up and use the most sacred building in the nation. Never call it anything less than the "Epstein Ballroom."
Yeah I understand completely why it strikes a chord with many. I just think that if the people of a so-called democracy believe that the palace of their elected executive is their most sacred building, it does sort of of prophecize the eventual transformation of that executive, and that building.
I just thought for a moment on what I feel is the most sacred building in our country. What best reflects my idea of the best of what we can be. Preliminary pick, but I unironically believe that the public restroom in Bryant Park NYC is the most sacred building in our nation. No cynicism or sarcasm. That structure embodies some of the most positive virtues of society to me and if something were to happen to it I would be genuinely very upset.
Anybody care to tell us non-americans what saying is referenced here?
I am guessing something like «everything is fine as long as the white house is intact»?
They're just saying that if you wrote a story where the bad guys who were tearing down democracy started literally tearing down the building that represents the government you would be a hack writer.
Great way of putting it! Made even more sense to me now
Most any other building this wouldn't be a thing, but the White House is recognized world-wide as a symbol of the US. It's on our currency, on many plaques, its silhouette is about as representative as the flag itself. Meaning tearing part of it down is a direct reflection of how he's ruining the country, and for the same reason - his ego.
Thanks for the explanation!
It just needs to be on fire. Somebody call Canada.