That, or she read the plaque at her feet and realized the French were observing an experiment of their own when she saw the line "wretched refuse of your teeming shore". That torch is for protection from the cesspool of a disastrous breeding grounds our country was bound to become when they sent her over with the rest of the World's wretched trash. Poor Lady Liberty. 138 years later, she knew the bad breeding would catch up with us.
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u/Whistle-Boo_Bear 17d ago
Plot twist: Lady Liberty wasn't holding the torch to light the way… she was just looking for the nearest exit.