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[–] zabadoh@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't understand what the crying female figure in the Statue Of Liberty headdress is supposed to represent.

[–] tree@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"American values" or conservative American values or what have you being betrayed, so the statue of liberty is shedding a tear

[–] zabadoh@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Best answer so far.

It’s commentary on the telcos’ retroactive immunity bills passed after the Snowden revelations, of course.