Raphael Glucksmann, a French Euro-deputy, advocated for France to reclaim the Statue of Liberty at a convention, arguing that America no longer upholds the values symbolized by the statue. He criticized the U.S. government's approach to scientific research and its support for authoritarian regimes. Glucksmann emphasized that if the U.S. dismisses its top researchers, France is ready to welcome them, underscoring his commitment to scientific freedom and innovation. The original statue was a gift from France in 1886, symbolizing liberty and democracy.
"Give us back the Statue of Liberty", centre-left politician Raphael Glucksmann said at a convention of his Place Publique centre-left movement. "We're going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who fired researchers for demanding scientific freedom: 'Give us back the Statue of Liberty,'" he told cheering supporters.
The Statue of Liberty was unveiled in New York City's harbour on October 28, 1886 for the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence as a gift from the French people to America.
Glucksmann, a staunch defender of Ukraine, has strongly criticised President Donald Trump's radical change of US policy on the war.
if you want to fire your best researchers, if you want to fire all the people who, through their freedom and their sense of innovation, have made your country the world's leading power, then we're going to welcome them.
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