Who fancies rebuilding one of the most reviled symbols of the Cold War? Specifically ... the Berlin Wall. All 29 miles of it. In plastic. No? Oh come on, it might be fun. The people behind the idea want to do it in time for the World Cup in 2006 and keep it up for two months. I like the reverse symbolism behind their idea: "The World Cup shows all nations can communicate and cooperate with each other while the wall separates. Today there are still several divided nations, such as the Koreas, Israel and Ireland, and we want to remind people of both the past and the future in a meaningful way. Walls are not just physical, but also exist in your head." Though I'm not sure how far their 'World Cup communication and cooperation theory' would hold up if, say, Israel and Iran got drawn in the same group!
Posted by Joe at August 13, 2003 04:56 PM