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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Isn't the idea of museums that you can learn about other cultures without going there?

[–] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Except the British museum where you do have to go there to experience their culture of theivery

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Yup. It's not like they asked to have other people's stuff in their museums. They killed and conquered, then took anything that wasn't nailed down.

[–] nepenthes@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

If it's on-loan, sure.

But this was straight up thievery.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

holy shit I should totally call my apartment a museum so I can steal anything I want