US Navy Building in the Shape of the Swastika

[CountArach]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=300657

and the building:

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=...6260&encType=1

The US Navy will spend thousands to camouflage a California barracks resembling a Nazi swastika after the embarrassing shape was revealed on the internet.

Navy officials said they became aware the barracks looked like a swastika from the air shortly after its 1967 groundbreaking — and had decided not to do anything.

According to The New York Times the resemblance went unnoticed by the public for decades until it was spotted in aerial views on the internet.

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The Navy now plans to spend $682,000 on "camouflage" landscaping and rooftop adjustments to hide any aerial view of the San Diego barracks, known as Naval Base Coronado.

"You have to realise back in the 1960s we did not have the internet," base spokeswoman Angelic Dolan said. "We don't want to offend anyone, and we don’t want to be associated with the symbol."

Ms Dolan said when officials first noticed the swastika look there was "no reason to redo the buildings because they were in use".

But an anti-bigotry group based in San Diego is not impressed.

Regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, Morris Casuto, said: "We told the Navy this was an incredibly inappropriate shape for a structure on a military installation."

He said his group "never ascribed evil intent to the structure's design" and praised the Navy for recognising the problem and "doing the right thing".

The naval spokeswoman said the barracks were in a no-fly zone that was off limits to commercial airlines, so most people would not see the offending building from the air.

I can't be bothered to find an American article.

All I have to say is:

Apt.

[Kralizec]

Apt.

Why, exactly?

[Proletariat]

What is apt? Sounds like a really silly non-story, and the USN is going to absurd lengths to not insult anyone. Do you really think there is some actual Nazi connection here?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

That's a ridiculous amount of money to spend. Just leave it.

[Papewaio]

Meh, open a vegetarians cafe and say it is a Building for Buddhists.

Make a profit, keep its shape and keep the posers happy.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Meh. The building has a great, logical layout. Four L-shaped ones, connected at the centre, four semi-courtyards. For a building of it's kind it looks rather pleasant to me.
You can never see any swastika resemblance from ground level either. If the navy feels compelled to make a statement, I'd rather they spend their $682,000 on an anti-racist social program or something.

[Shaka_Khan]

I remember watching someone make swastikas with Simcity in the computer room back when I was in high school. He inserted parks in the open areas. They were expensive to make because of the parks.

[Husar]

I knew it all the time, that's america showing it's real face!!!!111111

[Odin]

I knew it all the time, that's america showing it's real face!!!!111111

Must you be so dramatic ?

If the building design works, leave it. This isnt Germany we can have Swastika images here.

Sure they are bone heads for designing and building it, got me on that but cant we find a better use for the 600K?

[Fragony]

Meh, open a vegetarians cafe and say it is a Building for Buddhists.

Hindu's actually. But this is a none-issue, whoever complaints should at least apreciate the enormous whole in the middle.

[Whacker]

Someone looking for something to complain about. Political correctness gone to extremes. This is BS and a waste of time, just leave it, it's a good building layout actually.

[Devastatin Dave]

Since this is the Navy, shouldn't they make it in the shape of an anus?

[CrossLOPER]

Heut' ist mein Tag

Ich fühl' mich gut
Und mach mein Herz auf

Lass die Sonne rein
Jeder Tag soll ein Geschenk
Und was besond'res sein

Ich steh' auf
Schau' aus dem Fenster
In ein Himmelblau
Vertrieben sind die Nachtgespenster
Und ich weiss genau

Heut' ist mein Tag
Heut' ist mein Tag
Heut' ist mein Tag

Ich schau' in den Spiegel
Zieh' mir was besond'res an
Es ist kaum zu glauben
Dass man so gut ausseh'n kann

Ich tanz' auf der Strasse
Lach' den Menschen ins Gesicht
Alles denkt, ich bin verrückt
Denn sie wissen nicht

Heut' ist mein Tag
Heut' ist mein Tag
Heut' ist mein Tag

[Fragony]

That the SS march-song? Call me nuts but I do get a kick out of it. Taaaatatata tata tatata tatataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Tie with the russian anthem

[CrossLOPER]

That the SS march-song? Call me nuts but I do get a kick out of it. Taaaatatata tata tatata tatataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Tie with the russian anthem

?????? ????????

[Fragony]

?????? ????????

Just the melody, very powerfull. Or am I not allowed to apreciate good melody's because hitler was a naughty boy? If it sounds good it sounds good.

[CrossLOPER]

Just the melody, very powerfull. Or am I not allowed to apreciate good melody's because hitler was a naughty boy? If it sounds good it sounds good.

I was confused about the SS part. Those lyrics are an in-joke, actually.

[Fragony]

I was confused about the SS part. Those lyrics are an in-joke, actually.

Not sure if it is SS, that march song you hear in WW2 movies, it sounds great. Tried to apply melody on your text and it worked that's why. I don't speak german so don't shoot.

[Odin]

Not sure if it is SS, that march song you hear in WW2 movies, it sounds great. Tried to apply melody on your text and it worked that's why. I don't speak german so don't shoot.

Boy your really dressing yourself with glory going down this road...

How about a youtube vid of you singing the SS marching song? Who knows you could end up an international star, imagine all the lives you could change?

[Fragony]

Boy your really dressing yourself with glory going down this road...

How about a youtube vid of you singing the SS marching song? Who knows you could end up an international star, imagine all the lives you could change?

Yeah yeah, file me right there. If it sounds good it sounds good, what so hard about that? Uniforms looked great too, owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww me nazi. Piss off or in or over whatever is your kind of thing.

ps I was actually looking for youtube video. For my generation, it just means less.

[CrossLOPER]

Yeah yeah, file me right there. If it sounds good it sounds good, what so hard about that? Uniforms looked great too, owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww me nazi. Piss off or in or over whatever is your kind of thing.

ps I was actually looking for youtube video. For my generation, it just means less.

I request a youtube video of you singing the lyrics I posted.

[Odin]

Yeah yeah, file me right there. If it sounds good it sounds good, what so hard about that?

Well nothing, but an opportunity to give you a hard time and pile one with others? Are you kidding me? you bet your ass im taking it !

Piss off or in or over whatever is your kind of thing.

I'll piss off, if you promise to grow a mustache?

[Fragony]

I'll piss off, if you promise to grow a mustache?

Only if you shave your legs. On a more serious note, what you are saying is still deeply insulting all kidding aside. Now I have kinda brought it upon myselve with that post, but you better realise that there are a few things that just aren't apreciated even in jest. Try again when you are dead and I am 60, maybe then.

[Odin]

Only if you shave your legs. On a more serious note, what you are saying is still deeply insulting all kidding aside. Now I have kinda brought it upon myselve with that post, but you better realise that there are a few things that just aren't apreciated even in jest. Try again when you are dead and I am 60, maybe then.

Poor baby, tell you what, if you dont like it dont read it or put me on ignore or report it.

Thats the advice I get by the mods when I get "deeply insulted".

[Fragony]

Poor baby, tell you what, if you dont like it dont read it or put me on ignore or report it.

Thats the advice I get by the mods when I get "deeply insulted".

Picking fights on the internet what a loser you are, just told you how sensitive these things still are. If you are perfectly comfortable with insulting me and my grandparents and my parents fine. Cool smiley by the way.

[Odin]

Picking fights on the internet what a loser you are, just told you how sensitive these things still are. If you are perfectly comfortable with insulting me and my grandparents and my parents fine. Cool smiley by the way.

I didnt insult your grandparents, or your parents, if you take it as a personal insult I can tell you it wasnt not meant in that vein, your choice to believe that or not.

Name calling "loser" go yourself.

Again, what I am told by mods is if I dont like something I am to put the person on ignore, report it, or not read it.

You can choose to do the same thing, my post to you was tame and in jest.

However since I dont care for people who antagonise me, I am being somewhat hypocritical here. I appologize, sincerely my intent isnt to offend you, your parents or your grandparents.

[Fragony]

gah nevermind

[Banquo's Ghost]

Enough.