Civilization 2 Wonder Statue Of Liberty

[MarciCow]

That's sort of the point. Once in the minds of your people your country represents the Beacon of Freedom Around the World, you can con them into thinking that even if they're no longer free.

[RogersRoyal]

This is another benefit in the game that makes no sense. You build a statute that represents LIBERTY to all and you can now change to a government that doesn't mean that? So if you are Democracy you can now become a Monarch or Communist nation without problem all because you have a statute that honors the rights of all people and freedom and liberty? Oh boy were the people of whatever country it was built in conned royally.

"We are Communism now? YES! No protesting here. WE have a statue !!"

[morniexutulie]

There should also be a wonder for the bike of Liberty which is next to it. :P

[Kizor]

@morniexutulie A bicycle or a motorcycle?

[shadowhunting]

I build the statue only for the music =)

[Aetheilas]

I built the Statue of Liberty so that I could have Communism as early as possible.

Lol.

[geenius3ab]

@Aetheilas I actually prefered democracy myself, cause the speed you could discover the techs was da shizz.. While Communism.. Excuse me.. Ran like a snail... (1 new tech every 4-6 turns FTW!.)

[Henners1991]

Not sure I would've given that as a bonus for the Statue of Liberty...

The White House perhaps? :P

But the Statue of Liberty should relate to pop growth....

[GhostInTheShell29]

The statue of liberty allows you to change government without anarchy making it a lot easier for a democracy to go to war with its neighbors... somehow this seems to work in real life too, and we never even have to change governments.

[testohwise]

@trppmdm El Capitan by Sousa.

[Wafflepudding]

@testohwise I'm just glad they didn't use "Liberty Bell"

[trppmdm]

This is my favorite wonder video I think because of the music.

Hmmm, If this music is not stoned to the video then can someone give me the song?

[SirianKings]

The Statue of Liberty is a representation of Columbia / Diana / Venus / Isis / Queen Semiramis and many other names of the same 'deity.'

Liberty has absolutely nothing to do with it.

[white000bear]

the first time i found that the torch with its flame looks like a giant ice-cream

[Agent1W]

@white000bear Then the statue has worked its magic! Whenever politicans struggle with each other and throw the whole country in chaos before gov't changes, you'll never know it! You'll be thinking about ice cream.

[Coconutswallow]

I never understood why it allowed all forms of government. I mean, Statue of Liberty=Communism? :P

[woodwyrm]

@Coconutswallow moar liek: liberal democracy(even though the USA, strictly speaking is a republic and not a democracy^^) allows you to believe in any kind of political or religious ideology; so in theory the US could've been controlled by communists, i mean there's certainly such leftwing parties there even though realistically they dont have too much support^^

[FuckUSAEmpire]

lol @ the effect of the wonder:

"Let's fucking start a revolution, shake down the foundations of the syst... oh shit I forgot, we have a bigass statue."

[LinkMarioSamus]

Lol this is the Pyramids and Cristo Redentor rolled into one. Yuck.

Funny how many wonders are very different in Civ4 than in earlier versions.

[aznluvr7]

Well they were too powerful in Civ 2 that's for sure! Remember Leonardo's workshop?

[Ironman1o1]

Leonardo's Workshop?. Oh the Rape Factory. Ya, that was overpowered.

[Ironman1o1]

I never cared for this Wonder.

By the time I could build it, I had no need to change governments

[OniLunchbox]

it looks nice in my city.

[OrinjFlames24]

you gotta be kidding fundementalism is almost like cheating through the game

[Ironman1o1]

fundamentalism? I didn't care for the big science penalty it imparted.

[OrinjFlames24]

change all entertainers into scientists lol

[OrinjFlames24]

get fundamentalism and turn all entertainers into scientists. that solves the science decrease.

[frankbraker]

I agree OrinjFlames24. I always made this my highest priority - once this was built, fundamentalism just bulldozed over the rest of the planet with the incredible build rate and flooding with fanatics. Oh tech too low? Flip over to democracy and research and then flip back to build infrastructure. It made the game completely unbalanced and trivial to win.

[ferociousmadman]

I love this video :) it reminds me of the freedom and promise of America

[combatdstar]

Hopefully one day, America becomes the pluralist society it promises to people.

[VaeVictis06]

Of course this video's sentiment only applies when the economy is doing well...

[Dungeonmaster2]

I want that soundtrack too

[rhino2223]

Is the complete soundtrack of this Wonder available anywhere?

[Ricky156]

Quite you.

[Ricky156]

The meaning it more of a opinion of oneself upon it, for some its a icon, others its gift from France to celebrate America's independence, for others its a start of a new life. So many ways to look at this. The statue is not about a person but about a idea. Though you also showed your side of what it means, so don't take this reply is a insult. Just look it on others sides of the matter.

[Drackoe]

You only forget its meaning because the principles it embodies have so thoroughly and completely won.

[MJ0428]

@Drackoe That's true, we take our own rights and freedoms for granted so much we don't even notice we're doing it. Lady Liberty is the only lady ever to win the hearts of every American.

[asmodeon]

hehe its just cause she's canadian