Americans: do you support giving back Statue of Liberty to France?

[Cubus]

Appearently, one French socialist member of European Parliment, Raphaël Glucksmann, believes USA should give it back, due to USA "embracing dictators".

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/statue-of-liberty-france-nyc-mep-socialists-democrats-group/

[lightbulb27]

If France opens up to free immigration then yes, to all peoples of the world.

But they are going the opposite direction.

Macron was quite receptive to the change in reality. doesn't mean he likes it.

Folks... the game has been played out, were broke. accept the message. Work some new deals. they should have stepped up long ago to defending Europe and turning off nato. hindsight is 20/20

[Lliam]

No. That guy is a socialist moron and can't be taken seriously. No country has open borders, not even France.

Why didn't France ask for it back when we opened Ellis Island 125 years ago in 1900?

Does he want his country to allow anybody and everybody to walk right in and have automatic citizenship? Yeah right. I can see that working out real well for the people of France.

[Lliam]

Thanks for the MHO, Cubus.

[Cubus]

you're welcome

[OlderAndWiser]

No, i feel comfortable ignoring lone wolf European socialists and other extremists.

[MisterWack]

Okay so, we are basing this discussion off one parliament member’s inquiry?

Here is the deal about The Statue of Liberty. It is a gift from The French and it has historical significance in the Great American story. Our silver dollars have two variations of this symbol, this radiant beacon of hope to the immigrants that come take their slice in The American Dream - 1840s to 1920s (if I’m mistaken the years I apologize).

The Statue of Liberty stays in America, cannot be given back. Not now and not ever.

[MisterWack]

*Okay seems to be 2 variants of Lady Liberty on silver dollars 1880s - Morgan Dollar & 1920s - Peace Dollar I meant

[abc3643]

They already have one. In Paris, there's a smaller version on an island in the Fleuve Seine (Seine River) by the Pont de Grenelle-Cadets de Saumur (Grenelle Bridge).

[Gwendoline]

Silly politicians these days grandstand which such controversial crap to get publicity rather than doing what they are elected to do. I know the guy is French but I'm sure the French roads are in shit just like everywhere else in the western world.

[BCA6010]

It's cute that Glucksman thinks he's relevant on the world stage, or that France (with its history in Africa) has any room whatsoever to b*tch about dictators.

[AviatorTom]

Heck no. As Karoline Leavitt so perfectly explained, that French politician should be thankful to the US or he'd be speaking German.

[Cubus]

Well, "Glucksmann" is a pretty German surname.

[DryGermanGuy]

Nice to see a European politician spouting silly bullshit for a change... :-D

[DrPepper12]

No but a handmaid's tale outfit would be fitting in these times. Goddamn MAGAs.

[Snakeyes7]

Hell no. The last thing this guy believes in is liberty.

[trumpetplayerforlife]

I think it's a bit petty that they want it back

[seeyounexttuesday]

They can pound brie.

[Syntosi]

Why would you want to keep it? Its a statue that celebrates mass migration and all that. Its literally the wokest statue in the world.

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi No one is against legal immigration. Thanks for trying and showing you dopes still don't understand the difference. The Vice President is married to a 2nd generation immigrant.

[Syntosi]

I said mass migration.

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi what year was the statue put in? What year did that poem get put on the statue?

[Syntosi]

... Are you supporting my argument or what?

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi I'm asking you to answer a question. Should be easy for you. While you're looking stuff up, how many legal immigrants does the US take in a year?

[Syntosi]

Dont ask questions you can just google.

How many Asylum seekers do you think USA should accept? How many migrant caravans? How many dreamers? How many *spooky noises* illegals?

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi No illegals. Period. Hope this helps.

[Syntosi]

So no:
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi How many MS13 gang bangers do you want in your neighborhood?

[seeyounexttuesday]

With illegal immigration it's a false assumption to say all are "poor huddled masses" when objectively it's been proven they are not.

So when you want to cut your bullshit you can keep going. Otherwise go fuck yourself.

[Syntosi]

"The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,"

Sounds to me like they are describing the illegal immigrants in USA pretty well. But once again, do you actually want it to be easy for the worst kinds of people to gain US citizenship?

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi well that sounds like it to you because you are stupid.

[Syntosi]

I asked you. Do you want the "homeless" and "refuse" to gain US citizenship?

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi how many MS 13 gang members do you want living next to you?

[Syntosi]

Crime is a social issue that has nothing to do with immigration.

Do you want the "homeless" and "refuse" to gain US citizenship?

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi answer the question, then. How many MS 13 gang members should live next door to you?

[Syntosi]

I dont particularly care how many criminals I live next to, that is a concern for the police. Questions like this mostly build on fear and such pathetic loser mentality.

Do you want the "homeless" and "refuse" to gain US citizenship?

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi Your lying is blatant at this point.

[Syntosi]

It must be strange for someone like you that I dont live every waking moment in fear like yourself.

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi how many should live next door? a dozen?

[Syntosi]

Ill take 500 just so you can sleep in peace.

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Syntosi ok, after you do, feel free to come back to this thread.

[Syntosi]

So how about you? Do you want the "homeless" and "refuse" to gain US citizenship?

[noohair]

It was one idiot progressive moron politician.

[SmokinAces2000]

I don’t give a fuck tbh

[BCRanger10]

HA! No.

[BarryLiverstone]

For sure

[Pterodon]

Sure why not