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protest at unseemly behaviour
The following text is about Peter Eisenman's Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, which a lot of protests formed against its construction from the very first day. Does "unseemly behaviour" say that the construction of this memorial is an unseemly behaviour or the behaviour of those who protest against this memorial is an unseemly behaviour?
In addition, at various points during my visit, individuals could be seen clambering or standing on the stelae as well as leaping between them, again without any noticeable security intervention. how valid is it to invoke the spectre of ‘German-speaking uniforms’ rounding up perceived ‘trouble-makers’, backed by stated decrees of permissible behaviour in public? (The rules that purport to curb such activity are only relayed in German incidentally, which is unusual for such sites of international significance and strangely oblivious to the high volume of foreign visitors.) On the other hand, lest we forget, this is a memorial to the murdered Jews in Europe. And many voices have been raised since its inauguration in protest at ‘unseemly behaviour’.
In addition, at various points during my visit, individuals could be seen clambering or standing on the stelae as well as leaping between them, again without any noticeable security intervention. how valid is it to invoke the spectre of ‘German-speaking uniforms’ rounding up perceived ‘trouble-makers’, backed by stated decrees of permissible behaviour in public? (The rules that purport to curb such activity are only relayed in German incidentally, which is unusual for such sites of international significance and strangely oblivious to the high volume of foreign visitors.) On the other hand, lest we forget, this is a memorial to the murdered Jews in Europe. And many voices have been raised since its inauguration in protest at ‘unseemly behaviour’.
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Hi The phrase 'unseemly behaviour' must relate to the activity of neo-***** at the memorial I find the phrase, at best, an attempt at under-statement, but I don't like it - Since the inauguration of the memorial, many have raised their voices against acts of vandalism and desecration there Dave
- Hi The phrase 'unseemly behaviour' must relate to the activity of neo-***** at the memorial I find the phrase, at best, an attempt at under-statement, but I don't like it - Since the inauguration of the memorial, many have raised their voices against acts of vandalism and desecration there Dave
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The phrase 'unseemly behaviour' must relate to the activity of neo-***** at the memorial
I find the phrase, at best, an attempt at under-statement, but I don't like it
- Since the inauguration of the memorial, many have raised their voices against acts of vandalism and desecration there
Dave
The phrase 'unseemly behaviour' must relate to the activity of neo-***** at the memorial
I find the phrase, at best, an attempt at under-statement, but I don't like it
- Since the inauguration of the memorial, many have raised their voices against acts of vandalism and desecration there
Dave
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red appleDoes "unseemly behaviour" say that the construction of this memorial is an unseemly behaviour or the behaviour of those who protest against this memorial is an unseemly behaviour?Neither. It's saying that the behavior of people who jump around on the memorial (or stand on it or otherwise cavort about) is unseemly.
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