Countries and borders are an arbitrary concept created during the peace treaty of Westphalia.
Those relics belong to dead people.
Countries and borders are an arbitrary concept created during the peace treaty of Westphalia.
Stealing this foolproof argument for when I next apply for a UK visa to go to British Museum. Thanks!
Gotta love how the first movie opens with him stealing an idol from an uncontacted Peruvian tribe, and the heroic music swells as he narrowly escapes with spears flying around them.
Granted, this takes place in 1936 and his actions were the norm for the period, but despite coming out in 1981 the movie plays this scene out rather uncritically.
He narrowly escapes with his life after having the idol stolen from him by his rival, Belloq, who works for the Nazis and actually hired that Peruvian tribe to be his little private army. Belloq then orders the Peruvians to attack Jones and he barely escapes on his hired plane.
Temple of Doom had way more questionable scenes in it with the banquet, the heroic British soldiers at the end and... Short Round. Did they really have to name him that?
Although the cultists were based on a real group and I actually saw something that looked like the heart thing in an Indian movie, so maybe that's based on something real as well.
scandalized stare
edit *innocent stare I meant
Karen Allen, the perfect example of aging naturally and radiating beauty.
Petite brunette women with green eyes have always been my thing. I realised recently that is entirely due to Karen Allen.
Forgot the zoom on the bottom panels.
Many ethnic minorities complain that their cultural heritage is exhibitioned in the capital far away. Countries are a social construct
Do you REALLY think a minority ethnic group in say, Nigeria, would rather have their artifacts locked away in London under the stewardship of Anglos rather than displayed in Lagos where they can at least visit it?
I didn't say that, how do people read that into my comment? I was giving additional context that it is not enough to bring it anywhere into the country. Sure, keeping it in London is worse, I never said it's better.
Many anti-colonial activists will point out that the modern day governments are the collaborators from back then and still they get the reparations and artifacts. Sure, keeping them in London is worse, I never defended that.
My bad. But you can see how your comment reads like a whataboutism, right?
doesn't mean crackers are off the hook for centuries of theft
Mf’kin crackahs be trippin and shit.
So a museum in Western Europe or the US is better, or just as bad?
It's worse, obviously. It's not enough to bring it into the country but it's worse to keep it in Western Europe or the US. You could argue that once it's in the capital it won't travel anywhere closer to the people but when it stays in London or Berlin, it's not moving anywhere. On the other hand, once you ship it to the country of origin, you can take the extra mile and bring it to the cultural heirs. But keeping it is the worst option.
You're right, and I was being facetious.
You responded well and explained it for all. Thank you.
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