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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

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

[–] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 24 points 4 days 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 4 days 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 4 days ago

If it's on-loan, sure.

But this was straight up thievery.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

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