Barack Obama statue removed from park after

[Still Waters]

Indonesian authorities removed a statue of President Barack Obama from a park in the capital Jakarta due to a public backlash when it was erected.

The bronze statue, inspired by a childhood photograph of a 10-year-old Barack Obama in shorts with a butterfly perched on an outstretched thumb, was moved on Monday to the nearby school the US president attended as a child.

It had been targeted by critics since it was erected in the Jakarta park last December.

Detractors argued that an Indonesian hero should have been honoured instead, noting that Mr Obama still could pursue policies that hurt the interests of the world's most populous Muslim nation.

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[MARAB0D]

Sic transit gloria mundi! It is very impractical to put a solid bronze statue of any leader, as the leaders tend to change or lose popularity. Romans were getting around this by manufacturung marble statues with the interchangeable heads, so when the next Caesar was taking power it was only enough to change one detail.

[ohio traveler]

Maybe the birds were crapping all over it.

[acidhead]

Indonesians hold their government to the fire all the time - and guess what? -it works.

How do they do it? -they protest - in large numbers.

Ever wonder why western governments ignore the people's pleas and concerns? -because, we the people, would rather protest the protesters.

*******

I not sure if many realize how close America is to collapsing the global financial market over-night very soon.

It is going to get ugly.....

Remember fire, water and food are essential for survival.

Are you prepared?