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It’s crazy to me that these crusty imperialists see nothing wrong with plundering and keeping another culture’s heritage hostage. And they even have the gall to want different artifacts in exchange for returning the old ones.
Brits continue to stay in the running for most backwards country in Western Europe (politically speaking, most of you lads are ok).
It happens time and time again, throughout all of recorded history. The Greeks, Chinese, Russians, Americans (and Americas), Egyptians, Iranians, French, British, Germans, Indians, Spanish and virtually all of the Middle East have had their time in the sun. Empires rise and fall. Cities are pillaged, looted and burned, and people raped and killed. Some of it is even recorded in the bible. And it will keep happening long into the future. It's only recently that we've developed rules around what can and cannot be done.
I won’t judge historical actions by our morals, but it’s fair to judge our contemporaries. If you want other nations to respect you, you gotta play by the rules.
British imperialism has left a legacy of genocide and plundering around the globe. Instead of wishing back the good old days it’s time to make up for it. It’s not like the Greeks want reparations, they just want back what was stolen.
So in the interest of European relations and trade and all the other nice things we have going right now, just give them back their old rocks.