RobotToaster@mander.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFrench MEP says US should give back Statue of Libertywww.lemonde.frexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1701arrow-down13cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up1698arrow-down1external-linkFrench MEP says US should give back Statue of Libertywww.lemonde.frRobotToaster@mander.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square76fedilinkcross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-218 hours agoMy family came to the US via Ellis Island as poor Jewish immigrants escaping pogroms of Eastern Europe. Yes, the US once was a land of opportunity that did help the lives of many poor & oppressed families. They slammed the door shut shortly before ww2. So the statue had meaning for like 30-40 good years.
My family came to the US via Ellis Island as poor Jewish immigrants escaping pogroms of Eastern Europe.
Yes, the US once was a land of opportunity that did help the lives of many poor & oppressed families.
They slammed the door shut shortly before ww2. So the statue had meaning for like 30-40 good years.