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The British Museum and the Louvre should return all artifacts violently looted from foreign countries around the world
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Anonymous 5w

You’re right and you should say it.

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Anonymous 5w

and then watch them get destroyed and looted by militias in war torn countries yeah for sure

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

Pope Leo just returned everything they had from Canadian Natives from centuries ago it can be done

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

yeah that’s canada

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

you clearly do not understand the museum ethics dilemma or how repatriation works

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

if the ethics say give shit back to countries where the artifacts aren’t safe then they need to be revised

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

do you think the british museum should be in possession of egyptian mummies (that were looted), or a caryatid from the acropolis in greece (that was looted), or the moai from easter island (that were looted)

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

i don’t think it’s ideal as the artifacts would be safe in those countries

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

Human bodies adds a whole new dimension to it bc it’s just not dignified

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

They have an entire greek temple in the british museum btw

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