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World's tallest statue unveiled, nearly twice as tall as Statue of Liberty
ABC News ^ | 10-31-18 | Gut Davies

Posted on 10/31/2018 5:49:01 PM PDT by Simon Green

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This over-populated, third world, s-hole spends money on a statue when 70% of the country has no toilets.


41 posted on 10/31/2018 6:58:57 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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... aaaand the punchline? This from Economic Times/India article about this (apparently modest) gentleman:

“Sardar Patel was completely against building statues and memorials.”


42 posted on 10/31/2018 7:11:10 PM PDT by Simon Foxx
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To: Simon Green

Interesting.


43 posted on 10/31/2018 7:17:31 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: PAR35

Because he tried to ally with Hitler...


44 posted on 10/31/2018 7:18:12 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: technically right

Along the Main St of my town are about 25 so-called “Traveler Hotels”. Stay by the day, week, month, what have you.

About 80% are owned by the Patel family the rest owned by another Indian named family I cant recall.

I think the name Patel is like Smith in the USA.


45 posted on 10/31/2018 7:22:44 PM PDT by Az Joe (I AM TRUMP!)
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To: SunkenCiv

Here is one I would like to visit.
Stalingrad! Oh, God! Five months, two million KIA.
Yakov Pavlov!

The Motherland Calls

The work of sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and engineer Nikolai Nikitin is an 85 metre figure of a woman stepping forward with a raised sword. The statue is an allegorical image of the Motherland, which calls on its sons and daughters to repulse the enemy and continue their further attack.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motherland_Calls


46 posted on 10/31/2018 7:26:54 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (So what!)
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To: dp0622

Shouldn’t the statue be of him pouring coffee at the 7-11?


47 posted on 10/31/2018 7:43:04 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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"...they should have gotten a little more creative in the composition than just having him stand around..."

LOL, how about having him doing "The Charleston"?


48 posted on 10/31/2018 7:44:54 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: Simon Green

They could’ve lost the towels and really made ‘em heroic.


49 posted on 10/31/2018 7:51:29 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Interesting...

(I think the smallest one is the statue of David)

50 posted on 10/31/2018 7:52:12 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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It looks like a family, with the child pointing to the future.

No wonder the f-ing critics hate it.


51 posted on 10/31/2018 7:54:54 PM PDT by 21twelve (!)
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To: Cicero

The pose is kind of...blah, but...the size is very impressive! I guess it is just another Internet thing to poke fun at.

I admit to liking the pose of the Statue of Liberty in contrast...it looks...dynamic.

The Soviet statue has an interesting pose too, but as a rule, I despise most Soviet things like that. The woman looks like a dude. I have always hated the Soviet propaganda art, and this looks like a 3D representation. But I do like the pose...


52 posted on 10/31/2018 7:58:25 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: rfp1234

I’ll have to view that on the newer machine.

Meanwhile, a smaller but still large scale:

http://www.google.com/search?q=giant+female+dancer+sculpture&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&tbm=isch


54 posted on 10/31/2018 8:07:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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If the local imams don't like it, #1, nice job, and #2, behead the silly bastards and put their heads on stakes near the statue. Just an idea. I think remember that North Korea was the contractor on this job.

55 posted on 10/31/2018 8:17:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: Simon Green

Man worships man.


56 posted on 10/31/2018 8:18:40 PM PDT by the_daug
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To: Free in Texas

Are they the guys who asked my sister to pay her back takes or the police were on their way to arrest her with gift cards from Walmart?


57 posted on 10/31/2018 8:24:05 PM PDT by the_daug
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To: nwrep
Because he tried to ally with Hitler..

And with Stalin, both before and after Hitler.

58 posted on 10/31/2018 8:24:27 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: the_daug

Yes...and they sell after market automobile warranties! Grrr.


59 posted on 10/31/2018 8:37:00 PM PDT by Free in Texas (Celebrate diversity. Own firearms of every caliber.)
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To: technically right

Yeah, I call them Red Dot Inns. I refuse to stay in one


60 posted on 10/31/2018 8:40:54 PM PDT by sailor76 (Trump is our last hope!)
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