Who Owns The Statue of Liberty?

Special thanks: Jameson W. Doig, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University.

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[lsedge]

"Possibly because neither state has noticed"


CGP, Are you trying to start a war with this video...

[onehillyboi]

Ah yes new york logic, the Hudson totally doesn’t flow out to sea like every other river in the world, it just takes a quick detour around Staten Island

[ikia]

Only grey could make the civil war look like an argument between two Girl Scout troops

[eurasiaacaci.-]

“If you don’t share the doll I will guarantee both of you that I will take it back”

Love: Aunt France 🇫🇷

[TriumvirSajaki]

I claim Liberty Island as an overseas territory of Arizona

[Voidway]

Grey: You know what would be on the New Jersey side?
Me: oh no
Grey: The gift shop.
Me: *oh no*

[hunterbouchard]

I like to imagine that if the world's oceans all dried up, New Jersey would technically own all of it as part of this pact and become a megastate as the ensuing apocalypse began.

[someloser]

4:59 The US calling France a bitch is my favourite CGP Grey easter egg yet.

[shnyfan]

"Breaking news: A video from youtuber sensationalist CGP Grey has just sparked a new legal battle between New Jersey and New York over who own The Statue of Liberty's gift shop"

[yubestbetrippen]

That moment when you realize cgp grey made a 7.5 minute long video just to start an argument between New York and New Jersey over who owns a gift shop

[trevormullery]

I love how much personality these videos give different government bodies, it's such a fun and accessible way to learn history

[frenchpeoplearentrealpeopl]

“Who owns the Statue of Liberty?”

Me who is incredibly smart: America

[samueltukua]

I love that France was about to correct "bffs, forever" being redundent

[JodenPaoloPeroy]

I only now noticed but the subtle hand movement of America towards her holster at 3:24 onwards - and New York getting the gist of it with a very quick look - is genius!

[riffithecamel]

You have insanely expressive stick figures.

[rcreviews]

"You know what would be on the New Jersey side? The gift shop."

Grey... You could have very well plunged all of New England into civil war if any body with actual political power had been watching the video in that moment.

[bingusofwales]

Supreme Court: how did the island get bigger?
New York: idk

[EmperorTigerstar]

1:01 At long last: the glasses behind the glasses.

[maxisk]

"I took some sovereign dirt from my state and put it in the water. So it's technically mine." -China, also New York

[pietrolima]

I like how fireworks go off every time Grey says "Liberty Island".