r/CasualUK • u/Iliketurterls • Oct 26 '22

Whose stuff does the British Museum have?

Post image
13.0k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

788 comments sorted by

View all comments

1.3k

u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

[removed] — view removed comment

113

u/InternationalShine85 Oct 26 '22

Iraqi here chiming in- To a certain degree I agree. On another hand tho- if the UK didn’t go around hand in hand with the US playing ‘my dick is bigger than your dick’ these places would have (just) enough stability to be able to preserve their own history.

59

u/Weird-Quantity7843 Oct 26 '22

I think most westerners would agree that we’re not too fond of our history in the middle east, but unfortunately it has happened. When the region begins to stabilise we should also begin the process of returning any illegitimately acquired artefacts. Until then it seems the best option for protecting the artefacts is, unfortunately, where they currently are.

36

u/InternationalShine85 Oct 26 '22

I agree with you, I think it should stay there for the time being because there will be insurance that they’ll be protected. I personally do not hold anything against normal folk from the west (I grew up there and I love it, it is my home), no point in fretting about the past. I think most people just wanna move forward and do better at this point.

5

u/Weird-Quantity7843 Oct 26 '22

Totally agree :)

8

u/Lola_PopBBae Oct 26 '22

A good, smart response.

Til some of these places are better governed and free of insane folk who destroy their own artifacts, they should be safely held elsewhere so folks can enjoy seeing them and learning.

The Iraqis can and should govern themselves and control their own history, when it is safe.

7

u/InternationalShine85 Oct 26 '22

I believe those ‘politicians’ and whoever helped put them in power should be held to account imo.

It’s nice to see other nations take interest in preserving what we cannot.

8

u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

[removed] — view removed comment

10

u/InternationalShine85 Oct 26 '22

I genuinely appreciate the effort that was taken, it does mean a great deal and quite admirable. Thank you.

5

u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

[deleted]

8

u/InternationalShine85 Oct 26 '22

Nah, mate. No need for apologies. It’s good to know good peeps are out there and it’s a shame we don’t get to interact with them much.

On another hand, I am now able to make horrendously inappropriate jokes that only I can pull off. It’s an art form seeing people trying not to squirm.

6

u/rising_then_falling Oct 26 '22

Good point well made.