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> Putting aside recent imperialism, should Republican Roman artefacts plundered from Gaul or Syria be returned to Paris or Damascus? The similarities with colo

> Putting aside recent imperialism, should Republican Roman artefacts plundered from Gaul or Syria be returned to Paris or Damascus? The similarities with colonial reparations are striking, and this issue runs into the same kind of problems. If a crime was committed a very long time ago so that everyone involved is long dead, who should be punished, and who is eligible for restitution? A blanket proclamation that "Everything that was stolen should be returned" is so ridiculously oversimplified that you can't do anything but dismiss it.

fit2rule 7y ago
This viewpoint is only 'acceptable' if you're the thief. If you're the victim, of course you want justice. If you stole my house from my family two generations ago, it doesn't matter an iota to me that your offspring think its okay for them to keep it. Seriously people, I can't believe you're justifying this. What the fuck is wrong with you? Shall we attempt this same moralist judo on artefacts of the good ol' USA to demonstrate the facetious nature of this argument?
- rangibaby 7y ago
  If you still feel victimized by something that happened thousands of years ago, maybe it’s time to let it go
  - fit2rule 7y ago
    Cool. Lets trash the Constitution then! It's entirely irrelevant, having been written in response to transgressions that happened hundreds of years ago.