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submitted 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours 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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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours 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 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours 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 5 points 5 hours 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 3 points 4 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 1 points 3 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 4 hours ago

Oof, yeah that is problematic

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 5 points 6 hours ago

The oxidation makes it cool imo

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

[–] roguesignal@lemm.ee 12 points 7 hours 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???

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 49 points 12 hours 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 18 points 12 hours ago

I agree. We dont deserve it anymore.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 86 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 23 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

“It’s a Roman salute!”

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 17 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Which was very specifically adopted by the fascists in Italy.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 14 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

And the fascists in Germany.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

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

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 16 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

And the fascists in the US

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 7 hours ago

I hate Illinois Nazis

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 6 points 12 hours ago

That is... accurate.

[–] VeryInterestingTable@lemm.ee 26 points 12 hours ago

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

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 90 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours 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 49 points 14 hours 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.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 13 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com 10 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] gon@lemm.ee 47 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Ethalis@jlai.lu 66 points 15 hours 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 15 hours ago

That is even funnier!

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 12 points 14 hours 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 14 hours ago

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

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Deports her....

from France?

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I meant the Statue of Liberty. Lol

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 hours ago

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

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Did Macron decide to respect the will of the voters, and stop empowering conservatives yet?

[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

A socialist MEP said this, not the President of the Republic.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

So they see an authoritarian rushing towards fascism in opposition of the will of the voters to protect capitalists from rising leftism, and decided the Statue of Liberty would be more at home with an authoritarian rushing towards fascism in opposition of the will of the voters to protect capitalists from rising leftism… but in Europe!

Genius.

[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

omg I was yapping to my french friends about France maybe doing this, and here we are!

[–] WereCat@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

"Give it back so we can burn it"

[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 3 points 14 hours ago

If its possible, that would be hilarious and deserved.

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