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muriel_volestrangler

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22. The second object on top is apparently one of a pair of eagles

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 05:41 PM

Apr 10

Their outstretched wings look a bit better than the hunched ones previously proposed, which had a bit of a vulture look to them.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-victory-arch-dc-renderings-b2955536.html

Eagles make sense for an American monument; but why lions? They are, ironically, the symbol of Iran, and also the British monarchy - you know, the thing the USA was founded to get away from (the name "Independence Arch" has been used, but maybe they want that to be ironic. For that matter, what's the "triumph" for the "triumphal arch"? It feels like Caligula throwing himself a Roman triumph for capturing seashells from Neptune).

And since when was "Lady Liberty" winged?

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Exactly. Blue_Roses Apr 10 #28

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Is there any way actual regular citizen can stop this? efhmc Apr 10 #6

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Oh look, The Statue of Liberty has angel wings. And is there a second one on the other side? CrispyQ Apr 10 #10

The second object on top is apparently one of a pair of eagles muriel_volestrangler Apr 10 #22

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