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The case studies, historical events, and intellectual movements discussed in the book all receive superficial treatment, and in general the content does not work in service of the argumentation.
That's how academics say "this book is racist horseshit"
Yes some of the arguments they make are completely absurd and tone deaf for keeping them. Like somehow the cultures that made them wouldn't take care of them and it's far too important for them to have have it and preserve it. Than the people they stole it from
The same argument has been made for hundreds of years, often by the British.
Fuck colonialism, and fuck Britain, because that's where shit like that is derived from.
Sometimes that's true, like ISIS destroying stuff in the middle east. But that's not happening in Greece.
The British Museum is in a city that is absolutely targeted by nukes. Greece is not targeted by nearly as many. Greece should get its stolen stuff back.
Jesus Christ. What racist sludge.
Whether they are returned or not, truth is it will make no difference to any of my life concerns as a Greek. It will make the Acropolis museum a little more spectacular. And it may then bring a little more money than before. That’s it. So yeah, I support the return of all stolen treasures in principle, but the truth is that if they were ever returned it would be more cause for a brief swell of national pride and milked for what it’s worth by whichever government happens to be in place than anything of actual consequence.
Also, by having the artifacts stay at the British Museum, they bear testament to the massive scale extractive exploits of colonialism and how the fates of entire peoples have depended on the favor or disfavor of great powers. I kind of find it more embarrassing for the UK that they are keeping them and every time they refuse to return them it reminds me how rotten and racist the underbelly of western powers is, hidden not-so-well beneath a cultured and democratic veneer.
I always love the “we are keeping them here for safe keeping” line of thinking when London is absolutely targeted for attacks whereas the rural part of whateverland where this artifact is from is less safe despite not being targeted for attacks.
Racist colonial empire gonna racist colonial empire.