Despite Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) corporate mantra "Do No Evil," the company has managed to help the federal government find another way to squander our money. This time, images from Google Earth have revealed that the Seabee's barracks at the U.S. Navy's Coronado amphibious base, constructed in the late 1960's, were built in the shape of a swastika. After the Jewish Anti-Defamation League protested, the cause was taken up by U.S. Rep. Susan Davis, Democrat from San Diego, and various squawk radio hosts. In response, the Navy has now budgeted $600,000 to camouflage the building.
So here's the way we save $600,000. After Google unveiled its Street View program, providing street-level navigatible images of major U.S. cities, people whose images had been captured in these photos complained. In response, Google has agreed to smudge faces so that individuals cannot be recognized.
Couldn't the same be done with images of the swastika building? Smudge them until the swastika disappears. Or, better yet, why not replace the image with a smiley face? Only astronauts would know the difference, and for a small cut of the $600,000 they could probably be convinced to overlook it.
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10-01-2007 @ 6:14PM
Cvtom said...
I have generally admired the Israelies and the Jews but the nonsense about the Navy bldg that is similar to the swastika is silly. I see no reason for the USN to spend $600,000 to change the shape of the bldg. The bldg is not a bad person. Swastikas have existed in a few cultures before Hitler publicized them. People can't even see this swastika unless they go to the trouble to look for it from space. Get real.
10-01-2007 @ 6:50PM
Sheldon L said...
I am jewish and write for bloggingstocks. I am also an architect that has worked on navy projects for over 25 years. This project may portray an unwelcome image from the sky but I can live with it. Give the money to someone who is hungry or cut the deficit. I look forward to the day that such political correctness disappears. If it has to change than I can change the image for a lot less than $600,000 with paint and plants.