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[-] Sheeple@lemmy.world 159 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

FYI, the mountain was originally called "Six fathers" and was a holy site for the natives. The project was actually never approved or agreed upon by all parties, rather so spontaneously made and never completed.

In other words, it was desecration and utter disrespect. And then the project was even left unfinished

Edit: the person who desecrated six fathers by creating Rushmore, was apparently actually a KKK member and white supremacist

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 59 points 6 months ago

It was started by a random guy, and iirc he did it because he knew it was sacred

[-] Sheeple@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago
[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 6 months ago

As someone who lives in South Dakota, I feel compelled to add that he was a white nationalist who was involved with the KKK. There is nothing good or respectable about Mt. Rushmore, and the only awe it inspires is a feeling of dread at how deeply racist my state and nation are.

[-] highenergyphysics@lemmy.world 42 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The lazy and religious(insane) project manager didn’t even bother to clean up the rubble.

Like, they just left a giant pile of rocks right under the faces, it’s incredibly ugly and the pictures conveniently leave it just out of the frame.

It’s still there lol

[-] mcmoor@bookwormstory.social 28 points 6 months ago

It's funny that in one of civ games, this "wonder" is unlocked by... Fascism tech

[-] clearleaf@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

They destroyed the world's largest naturally occuring dorito :(

[-] iterable@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 months ago

Remember when Adam Conover covered it. So much bad karma with what was done to it.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago
[-] ULS@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

Just like all of us.

[-] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

I wish we still built giant shit for no reason

[-] Llewellyn@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Burj-Khalifa?

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