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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by thisfro@slrpnk.net to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
 

“We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently you despise it. So it will be just fine here at home"

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Oh my god I just said this the other day. It would be very funny if that somehow happened and they sent it back to France. We really don't deserve it.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 99 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"We changed it to reflect who we are now."

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“It’s a Roman salute!”

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Which was very specifically adopted by the fascists in Italy.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And the fascists in Germany.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And the fascists in the US

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago

I hate Illinois Nazis

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

From the fascists in Italy, yes. It just explains why a Roman salute was used to begin with.

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 6 points 1 day ago

That is... accurate.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 59 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As an American I support this move. Every fucking day they should have to answer for why we lost the very fucking symbol of freedom.

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago

I agree. We dont deserve it anymore.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 102 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ngl I love this energy.

I’m very serious when I say this: France should make this a core part of their foreign relations strategy with the US for as long as orangeboi keeps talking and perhaps planning to try to take over Greenland and Canada. It’s both hilarious and deeply appropriate.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago

I love the thought of one of the new french submarines sneaking over, tying a big rope aroud the statue, and towing it home.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Clean the american grime off (the green copper oxidation) when you get it back

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The oxidation is what's keeping it together, if you clean the oxide off and don't seal it then it oxidizes again and takes material with it. It's similar as to why stainless lasts so long.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I would certainly hope some kind of sealant would be used. It would be astounding to see it fully polished and shining in full sunlight.

Probably wont happen in my lifetime though, or likely ever.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The issue is you need to recoat sealants every 10-15 years, you only need to chat oxide every 50 to 100 to access damage and most of the damage is on the internal iron structure that the dielectric force is slowly eating at a faster rate then the copper skin.

There was a bunch of news about it around iirc 1980 when they cleaned sections to rebuild the inner scaffold in some areas.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, isn't that kind of symbolic though? France does regular maintenance on their democracy, we wait until it's on the verge of irreparable corruption before we (hopefully) go in and fix it before it collapses

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

I mean maybe but we did that already out was the 1980s and they had to shut down and iirc permanently close the torch lookout.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 23 hours ago

Oof, yeah that is problematic

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

The oxidation makes it cool imo

Like a testament to time (which is kinda ironic given the us democracy failed that)

[–] VeryInterestingTable@lemm.ee 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

She is definitely an immigrant so ICE will take care of it. No doubt.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Doesn’t the plaque there even specifically focus on an incredibly open immigration policy?

[–] roguesignal@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

What the fuck is happening to our country? In what timeline did we ever see a future where we would lose the Statue of Liberty???

[–] gon@lemm.ee 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Ethalis@jlai.lu 72 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What's even funnier is that the MEP in question was (probably falsely) accused of being paid by the CIA to be a pro-american mole in the French Left last year

[–] gon@lemm.ee 23 points 1 day ago

That is even funnier!

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago

I don't know the story, but if I were a CIA plant I'd do something similar. It's loud and obnoxious, but it's just a gesture and it wouldn't actually hurt my bosses.

[–] Mouette@jlai.lu 5 points 1 day ago

Putting us a same intellectuel level as American is not what I call a great move for French left...

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm surprised she hasn't up and left.

I mean, her feet are chained. Which also feels appropriate…

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump deports her for domestic terrorism.

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Deports her....

from France?

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

I meant the Statue of Liberty. Lol

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

He's been trying to deport the Native Americans, I'm sure he'll try.

Please, we've been MUCH worse people between then and now, you ain't seen nothing yet.

[–] WereCat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

"Give it back so we can burn it"

[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

If its possible, that would be hilarious and deserved.

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