This is why I love America

[William769]

Liberty Enlightening the World

"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924. Employees of the National Park Service have been caring for the colossal copper statue since 1933.

https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm

There have been great moments in our short history and there have been some dark clouds and we've had a couple of colossal fuck-ups as we are about to endure again in the next 4 years.

As always though we are resilient in our ability to weather storms.

This too, shall pass.

I'll leave you with this: HOPE.

[Deuxcents]

1. I think too many Americans forget what a great ally France has been thru out our 248 year history.

Thanks for the post

[William769]

2. Anytime.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. And vice versa... I was in Normandy (Pont l'Eveque) around D Day in 2015 and saw this in a town garden. One of many...

signs the schoolkids made. "Thank you for liberating us."

[calimary]

21. BEAUTIFUL! In so many ways!

[CurtEastPoint]

29. There were a bunch of those in the garden but that one touched me.

Here's the view of all of them.

[calimary]

30. WOW! That's Beautiful and Wonderful and Informative at the same time!

Haven't seen a lot of French in awhile, so this is not just a great image, it's a great read!

[ShazzieB]

9. True.

We couldn't have won our independence from the UK without France's help.

[southmost]

15. this ia exactly why the Reich wing

hates the French

[Think. Again.]

3. Perhaps the Parks Dept. can come up with...

...some maintenance or repair excuse to drape a covering over Lady Liberty for a few years.

We certainly don't want to tempt any poor souls into the hellscape that will be America until we can get ourselves back on track.

[William769]

4. Have a nice day.

[brer cat]

5. Great to see you back among us!

I hope all is well with you, Bill.

[William769]

6. I am doing well. Thanks for asking. I hope you are well also.

Enjoying this cold front that moved in yesterday. I am also preparing to decorate this holiday season for the first time in 18 years. It's been a slow process for me.

I hope you have a great holiday season.

[patphil]

7. There is a myth that God gave us rainbows as a promise that the Earth would never again be destroyed by water.

That's the good news, the bad news is that he plans to use fire the next time.

[William769]

12. Jesus saves.

[erronis]

10. Wonder when trump will sell the rights to Statue Island?

I know he doesn't have the 'rights' to do so. But it is totally within his "bull-in-a-china-shop" modus.

[JoseBalow]

11. What's the recycle value?

[William769]

13. The statue of liberty is priceless

but not in the way trump thinks.

[Rebl2]

14. France

should come over and take it back.

[calimary]

20. Or hang commercial sponsor signs around her neck.

And pocketing the money, of course.

[usonian]

16. She gonna get even

[William769]

18. Ha Ha!

[Wicked Blue]

17. Every morning I wake up with hope

Then I check the news and find out he's still alive.

[calimary]

19. Your "HOPE" photo! WOW!!!

A parable in a picture!

[William769]

26. Thank you.

& thank you for being you.

[greatauntoftriplets]

22. Maybe France will come and help us once drumpf really gets going.

I am not looking forward to the next four years and the horrors they'll bring.

[William769]

27. vive la France!

I survied the 80's. I'll do the same the next four years.

[greatauntoftriplets]

28. The thought of Dr. Oz heading Medicare scares the shit out of me.

[TheKentuckian]

23. You love America because the French gave us a statue a ways back

that we now shit all over the promise of what the gift was to represent?

A curious rationale.

[William769]

25. I know your comprehension is better than that.

I hope.

[endless summer]

24. Hope

Hope is a four letter word to those who would undo our two hundred and fifty year old democracy. Don’t let the bastards take it away from you.

“Hope is the thing with feathers,
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all..”
-Emily Dickinson