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White House says it will not return the Statue of Liberty to France (www.politico.com)

submitted 19 hours ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Hubbubbub@fedia.io 65 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

“Absolutely not. My advice to that unnamed low-level French politician would be to remind them that it’s only because of the United States of America that the French are not speaking German right now,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in a press briefing Monday, likely referencing an American-French allyship during World War II that snuffed out Nazi Germany. “They should be grateful.”

This is how we treat our allies now? What timeline are we in?

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago

If not for the French we wouldn't have a country.

[–] VeryInterestingTable@lemm.ee 24 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

We know damn well she would have sided with the Nazi, had she lived during WWII.

She demands gratefulness for something she would have never endorsed in the first place.

French people can speak german if they like and what is very interesting is that France is a very close ally to Germany but no longer the USA.

If she thinks we are not grateful enough, perhaps she could visit Normandy. Pay her respect in front of the tombs of the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the name of freedom. The very same thing the administration she works for is taking away from Americans.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 hours ago

She’s a 27 year old catholic school moron who failed to get elected in her home state, responded by marrying a rich 60 y/o and then decided that talking for Trump was more important than raising her new born after Trump ear got blood on it.

I guarantee she never learned shit about actual history and since her first job was for Fox News I suspect it’s impossible for her to learn now.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 73 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

And if the French hadn't helped the US in the revolutionary war, they'd all be speaking English and be under a despotic monarch now.

Oh wait...

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago

This just proves that the 18th century French were time-travellers who ultimately proved that fate is unavoidable.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 30 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I love his these utter dips are reminding France that we fought the Nazis, while acting like Nazis and being saluted like Nazis.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 10 points 14 hours ago

Moreover they forget they own a good part of their independence to France

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

Yes, what's up with that? Couldn't USA find a peaceful solution back then? But no, they had to invade. Its like they didn't want peace. /s

[–] Today@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

We still have allies?

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 9 points 14 hours ago

Come on, our strategic relations with Russia have never been better.