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controversial opinion, europeans should be giving artefacts back to other europeans dead-last in the order of restitution. in fact they should have to fight each other in a war to see who gets to keep anything knicked prior to ~1830
Imagine in any other context saying that if you gave back one thing you stole then everyone else you stole from might ask for their stuff back too with a straight face.
Much like the monarchy, their collection can’t be gotten rid of as it would adversely effect tourism.
There’s actually a really good point here. If we return these artifacts to their home countries, they are at risk of being destroyed when the west unilaterally invades and destroys those countries, like in Iraq.
That picture of the museum worker collapsed in tears over a pile of shattered artifacts still fucking haunts me
It would “open the gateway to the question of the entire contents of our museums”, she said.
HMMMMMMM WHY WOULD THAT BE, DO YOU THINK
