A bridge is an ill-fitting metaphor for cooperation, writes Florian Bieber. Bridges are edifices to get from one place to another, but they are not a place to stay, a meeting point. I remember asking a Slovak diplomat some 15 years ago whether he saw his country as a bridge between East and West and he dismissed this suggestion quickly, noting that one does not want to live on a bridge, it is neither here nor there.Mostar is not a symbol of reconstructing Bosnia, but rather of faking the past that was destroyed rather than building a new reality. what do you think? It is not the most positive analysis but I am glad someone has raised this point.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:16:23 +0000
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