Just in time for the 4th
Jul. 3rd, 2006 10:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I could view this as a desecration of one of the most beloved symbols of freedom in this country. I could view this as one of the most blatant attempts at claiming America for Christians and Christians alone, and a slap in the face of the faith and intentions of our Deist Founding Fathers.
Instead, I choose to come up with the various punch lines to this joke.
1. Vampire: The Masquerade will hold all of its major regional conventions in this town from now on.
2. Vandalism (1): The church will have to have 24-hour security on this statue, because vandals will come from near and far to desecrate the desecration.
3. Vandalism (2): Someone's bound to climb up onto the arm of the statue, wrap the cross in pitch, and set it ablaze. a) Lady Liberty finally gets her torch back. b) the monstrosity holds up a symbol of hate and intolerance emblematic of its very existence. c) the monstrosity holds up a symbol of hate and intolerance emblematic of its very existence, which happens to be on fire.
4. She's wearing a bhurka. Truth in advertising, I suppose.
Honestly, the first thing that came to mind was the speech of FDR about the four freedoms: Freedom of speech, freedom from fear, freedom from want, and freedom from vampires.
I could view this as a desecration of one of the most beloved symbols of freedom in this country. I could view this as one of the most blatant attempts at claiming America for Christians and Christians alone, and a slap in the face of the faith and intentions of our Deist Founding Fathers.
Instead, I choose to come up with the various punch lines to this joke.
1. Vampire: The Masquerade will hold all of its major regional conventions in this town from now on.
2. Vandalism (1): The church will have to have 24-hour security on this statue, because vandals will come from near and far to desecrate the desecration.
3. Vandalism (2): Someone's bound to climb up onto the arm of the statue, wrap the cross in pitch, and set it ablaze. a) Lady Liberty finally gets her torch back. b) the monstrosity holds up a symbol of hate and intolerance emblematic of its very existence. c) the monstrosity holds up a symbol of hate and intolerance emblematic of its very existence, which happens to be on fire.
4. She's wearing a bhurka. Truth in advertising, I suppose.
Honestly, the first thing that came to mind was the speech of FDR about the four freedoms: Freedom of speech, freedom from fear, freedom from want, and freedom from vampires.
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Date: 2006-07-04 03:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-04 06:11 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-07-04 09:42 pm (UTC)Plus, I wouldn't get too freaked out about a bunch of people who want to waste their money on a statue instead of feeding the poor any more than I would waste my time on a bunch of idiots who use their money to travel around the country protesting soldier's funerals instead of helping the less fortunate.
I was incorrect earlier: you’re giving them too much attention. Press is what they are looking for and you’re playing right into their hands. Case in point: the DaVinci Code movie. The studio didn't have to spend a lot of money on advertising, they let the opponents to the movie do all of their advertising for them with press conferences, book burnings, movie protests, etc. This statue is the same thing, a publicity stunt. And I've already spent too much of my life talking about it.
Happy Independence Day
LOL! :D
Date: 2006-07-07 03:09 pm (UTC)great find scottishdm!
:D
it could be worse though
Date: 2006-07-07 03:40 pm (UTC)the statue could be holding up a noose or an electric chair.
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Date: 2006-07-12 12:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-04 10:51 pm (UTC)*shudders*