‘Apparently you despise her’: White House responds after French politician demands the U.S. return the Statue of Liberty
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/apparently-you-despise-her-white-house-responds-after-french-politician-demands-the-u-s-return-the-statue-of-liberty/
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Lemmist@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 1y
BestBouclettes@jlai.lu · 18 pts · 1y
Classic American answer. We should probably remind them that they're not part of the British crown thanks to us. And the Soviets had a bigger role than them in freeing Europe from the Nazis.
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Also, every member of the GOP would have side with Nazi Germany if they were arrive back then.
Marsupial@quokk.au · 13 pts · 1y
To which they hopefully replied: “And we saved you during your revolution so shut up yourself”.
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
"You should be glad you're not speaking German" should've been met with "And you should be glad you're not speaking with a British accent."