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Britain returns stolen artefacts to ethiopis

 
velo 2023-09-23 15:45:27 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/23/ethiopian-princes-hair-artefacts-returned-155-years-after-british-plunder
This is only fraction of treasures plundered from africa during colonial times in museums across europe the british seem the most defiant to keep them

 
Chrissy 2023-09-23 17:09:27 

In reply to velo
Africa, South America, Central America and Asia.
Europe is full of murderers, thieves and scoundrels parading as the civilized people of the earth.

 
Emir 2023-09-23 17:40:07 

In reply to Chrissy

Wait nah, like you didn't read the "history books" They didn't steal anything, they simply "took" it, as they were "entitled" to do so. wink

 
DonD 2023-09-23 17:52:08 

In reply to Chrissy
Africa, South America, Central America and Asia.


and from each other too. Did England ever return the Elgin Marbles to Greece?

 
Halliwell 2023-09-23 17:57:42 

In reply to Emir

Took?!?!
shock

Every time I go into the Windsor trophy hall it says “a gift from the tribal leader of…”
confused

You think them easy and not boldface

 
Chrissy 2023-09-23 18:26:32 

In reply to DonD
Yes indeed - you are correct and Sunak says he has no plans to return them

 
googley 2023-09-24 14:19:22 

In reply to Halliwell

Every time I go into the Windsor trophy hall it says “a gift from the tribal leader of…”


They used another word too... "acquired" lol

 
cricketmad 2023-09-24 14:57:51 

In reply to Chrissy

I hope you realise that Sunak is more English than Churchill.

 
Chrissy 2023-09-24 17:07:35 

In reply to cricketmad
And as racist

 
Brerzerk 2023-09-24 21:22:46 

In reply to velo
About time, took a lot of hard activist work to get there. More power and thanks to those who toiled