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WILL THE STATUE OF LIBERTY GO BACK TO FRANCE?
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The Statue of Liberty (whose official name is “Liberty Enlightening the World”) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor (which is part of New York City). The idea for the statue was conceived in 1865, when the French historian and abolitionist Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to commemorate the upcoming centennial of U.S. independence (in 1876), the perseverance of American democracy, and the liberation of the nation's slaves as a result of the Civil War (1861-1865).
But though the Statue of Liberty has long been considered a symbol of the United States, the results of the first two months of President Donald Trump’s administration motivated Raphaël Glucksmann, a French Member of European Parliament, to demand that the United States return the famous monument to France. Glucksmann called on Americans to send the gifted statue back, stating that because of Trump's embrace of dictators, his generalized attacks on civil rights, and his policies of unconstitutional detention and mass deportation, the U.S. no longer adheres to the values of liberty and democracy embodied in the monument.
According to Glucksmann, "We’re going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who have fired researchers for demanding scientific freedom: Give us back the Statue of Liberty. It was our gift to you, but apparently you despise [desprezam] it. So it will be just fine here at home."
Officially presented to the United States by France in Paris in 1880, the statue was unveiled [revelada] in New York Harbor in 1886 to mark (10 years late) the 1776-1876 centennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It has long been a symbol of the American dream for immigrants arriving in New York Harbor seeking a better life in the United States. Inscribed at the base of the statue are the powerful words by the poet Emma Lazarus, herself a descendant of Jewish immigrants: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free [as multidões apinhadas que anseiam por respirar em liberdade].”
Nevertheless, too many of Donald Trump's policies and activities have cast [lançaram] a shadow on this beacon [farol] of welcome and liberty – at least that’s what Raphaël Glucksmann seems to believe.
QUESTÃO
According to the information in the passage, Raphaël Glucksmann most likely called for the return of the Statue of Liberty to France for all of the following reasons except
Donald Trump has demonstrated enthusiasm for authoritarian rulers.
France has always considered itself the statue’s true, democratic home.
too many Americans are opposed to the principles that the statue represents.
scientific freedom is under attack in the U.S.
in certain legal areas, Donald Trump has ignored constitutional guarantees.
🔐 Gabarito (clique para revelar)
🧭 Leitura orientada
A questão pede identificar a alternativa que não justifica o pedido de Raphaël Glucksmann para que a Estátua da Liberdade seja devolvida à França. Trata-se, portanto, de uma questão de exclusão de argumento.
🔍 Identificação dos motivos apresentados no texto
O texto afirma que Glucksmann critica os Estados Unidos,
sob a administração de Donald Trump, por:
• aproximação com ditadores;
• ataques generalizados aos direitos civis;
• políticas de detenção inconstitucional
e deportações em massa;
• demissões de pesquisadores que defendiam
a liberdade científica.
🧠 Núcleo de sentido
Em nenhum momento o texto afirma que a França se considere o “verdadeiro lar democrático” da Estátua da Liberdade. O argumento de Glucksmann é político e simbólico, não patrimonial ou identitário.
🔍 Análise alternativa por alternativa (com pegadinhas)
(A) ❌ Sustentada
O texto menciona explicitamente
a aproximação de Trump com regimes autoritários.
(B) ✅ Não sustentada — GABARITO
Pegadinha: o texto não afirma
que a França se veja como o “verdadeiro lar”
da Estátua da Liberdade.
A devolução é defendida como crítica política,
não como reivindicação simbólica francesa.
(C) ❌ Sustentada
O texto sugere que parte dos americanos
abandonou os valores de liberdade e democracia
representados pela estátua.
(D) ❌ Sustentada
Glucksmann menciona explicitamente
a demissão de pesquisadores
por exigirem liberdade científica.
(E) ❌ Sustentada
O texto cita políticas de
detenção inconstitucional
e deportações em massa.
🧠 Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ A questão exige identificar o argumento ausente.
✔ O texto apresenta críticas políticas claras aos EUA.
✔ Não há reivindicação francesa de “posse moral” da estátua.
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (B)