with all the french hating that's going on in the US ("Freedom fries", french boycotts and other dumb sh¡t) I'm surprised no one has proposed this yet.
Why don't you just give the Statue of Liberty back?
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Haha, yeah right, like anyone is going to actually give up anything because they disagree with France. Sure, they'll call thier fries "freedom fries", but there's no way in hell they'd actually give them up.
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I have no problem with giving it back. First, though, I think we should modify it to be waving a surrender flag or else having both arms up in the air.
the french don't deserve her. Besides, she was more of a Masonic gift to america than a french one.
Why don't you just give the Statue of Liberty back?
Sounds good to me, screw the french.
Better yet, just melt her down and make some coin.
Sounds good to me, screw the french.
Better yet, just melt her down and make some coin.
dahunan
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Q. ... it is still not clear to me what the Statue of Liberty exactly has to do
with France. Was it only a sign of shared experiences and respect or was it
because of the American Civil War. Would you give a short explanation????
C. de Vrede , October 30, 2000
A. The concept for a gift from the people of France was driven by Edouard Laboulaye.
From Harper's Weekly, Decmebr 1866:
"As proof of the friendship and the community of emotions of the people of the
two countries, Laboulaye pointed out that the people of the United States
honored the remembrances of common glories, and loved Lafayette and his
volunteers as they revered American heroes."
There is more posted about Laboulaye at:
http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/nytc/solnytc1943.htm
The French greatly admired the US for its successful struggle for freeedom, including
the political ordeal undertaken over the slavery issue. Laboulaye and his
sympathizers managed this outpouring into the Statue which honored both France and
the US for their dramatic revolutions on behalf of freedom.
http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyquestions.htm#solq9
with France. Was it only a sign of shared experiences and respect or was it
because of the American Civil War. Would you give a short explanation????
C. de Vrede , October 30, 2000
A. The concept for a gift from the people of France was driven by Edouard Laboulaye.
From Harper's Weekly, Decmebr 1866:
"As proof of the friendship and the community of emotions of the people of the
two countries, Laboulaye pointed out that the people of the United States
honored the remembrances of common glories, and loved Lafayette and his
volunteers as they revered American heroes."
There is more posted about Laboulaye at:
http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/nytc/solnytc1943.htm
The French greatly admired the US for its successful struggle for freeedom, including
the political ordeal undertaken over the slavery issue. Laboulaye and his
sympathizers managed this outpouring into the Statue which honored both France and
the US for their dramatic revolutions on behalf of freedom.
http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyquestions.htm#solq9
ultimatebob
Lifer
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New York can't give back the Statue of Liberty, because then we'd need to need to get new license plates without the statue on them! They would also make us return the old license plates to the DMV, and the people who work there are REALLY MEAN!
Please France, make peace! Don't make us poor New Yorkers have go back to that evil place again!
Please France, make peace! Don't make us poor New Yorkers have go back to that evil place again!
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