Comicomment: A divided 'land of freedom'

The Statue of Liberty — once a shining emblem of American ideals and freedom — now stands as if torn in half by relentless partisan warfare. The blade that split her wasn't wielded by outsiders, but by those sworn to defend her, using the weapon of politics. On the streets of Los Angeles, acrid smoke fills the air, and immigrants huddle in fear within the shadows — a searing indictment of a nation that proclaims itself the world’s “beacon of freedom.”