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The state handing over money also shows that society cares. They are the literal representatives of that society.
by sandworm101 5y ago
The state handing over money also shows that society cares. They are the literal representatives of that society.
- bombcar 5y agoAlso the state "insuring" something is often pointless; the state is larger than any insurer and can simply self-insure. This is most commonly seen in major disasters where the insurance companies fail and the state steps in.
- asdff 5y agoYet here we see there really must be a need for insurance. If the building were insured, there wouldn't be a need for donations from around the globe to support its reconstruction. It would just be done out of policy. If the state was able to do this on their own and actually earmarked money in the budget to actually self insure this building, there wouldn't be a need for donations from around the globe. The state can't pay for it, which is why donations are required.
- DocTomoe 5y agoThe state handing money means that some parts of the state ruling infrastructure consider the cathedral building to benefit a small part of society - the part that keeps the "representatives" in power. Especially in Europe, where church power has waned in the last decades, I don't think it's appropriate for a government that is supposed to also represent Muslims or Atheists or Buddhists to spend significant resources on the building of a cathedral. That being said: as a non-christian German I gave a - to me significant - amount of money to the Notre Dame rebuild. I like the idea of helping build a piece of art that will survive me.