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Re:Two hundred years ago, Jean-François Champollion decipher... by photochemsyn on Thursday September 29, 2022 @12:21PM (#33022839)
Hmmm... so, thieves who steal from other thieves may view their actions as less reprehensible than thieves who steal from the original owners?

European colonialism was just an example of a practice that dates back to prehistory, and can even be seen in the behavior of our chimpanzee cousins - 'raiding' is the word for it.

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Re:Two hundred years ago, Jean-François Champollion decipher... by TremendousJudge on Friday September 30, 2022 @12:37PM (#33037077)
Sorry, I didn't mean to justify it. Just to point out that it wasn't only the British engaging in this behavior. Also I find it a pretty funny historical fact, large part of the British Museum's Egypt collection actually comes from French raids.
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Re:Two hundred years ago, Jean-François Champollion decipher... by mistrial9 on Thursday September 29, 2022 @03:49PM (#33026124)
the sands of Egypt are soaked in blood of many nations, peoples and the rest
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