• Troy@lemmy.caEnglish
    102·
    10 days ago

    Countries and borders are an arbitrary concept created during the peace treaty of Westphalia.

    Those relics belong to dead people.

    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      10 days ago

      Yeah, it’s definitely a little questionable when the people currently inhabiting the land have no direct connection to the people who made the artifacts. And then you got shit like this. Or this. Or this.

      • ebolapie@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        Hot take: all artifacts should be located in the most geopolitically stable area possible

        Hotter take: un peacekeepers should protect world heritage sites with weapons-free orders

    • ProvableGecko@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      10 days ago

      Countries and borders are an arbitrary concept created during the peace treaty of Westphalia.

      Stealing this foolproof argument for when I next apply for a UK visa to go to British Museum. Thanks!