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They were looted. Full stop. The British Empire acquired them through conquest, much like most of the contents of the British Museum. I think I'd have less of
by bena 3y ago
They were looted. Full stop. The British Empire acquired them through conquest, much like most of the contents of the British Museum.
I think I'd have less of a problem with it if they just kind of owned it. Rather than pretend there's some sort of noble intent with keeping the spoils of conquest.
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- kmlx 3y agothis whole comment is just false. i suggest you read what actually happened before commenting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles
- bena 3y agoSo they were stolen with a dodgy story. I don't see how the exact details about this particular bit of British robbery makes the overall state of the British collection "just false".