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Re:The Netherlands has returned some stolen artifacts to Ind... by zpeti on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @12:24PM (#41710565)
Agreed and it’s insane this isn’t obvious to everyone, but of course people want to actually destroy history and culture these days.

The library of Alexandria was destroyed by imperial Muslims. It’s insane and hard to contemplate how much knowledge and history was lost.

“They” seem to have settled in the area. Should we give everything back to them, a culture that seems hellbent on destroying everything they don’t like?

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Re:The Netherlands has returned some stolen artifacts to Ind... by AdamN on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @12:27PM (#41710607)
There are alot of question marks around what actually happened with the library in Alexandria.
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Re:The Netherlands has returned some stolen artifacts to Ind... by mihaic on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @12:26PM (#41710597)
> Should we give everything back to them, a culture that seems hellbent on destroying everything they don’t like?

Not sure if I was unclear, but my thinking is that: no, nothing should be given back from the British Museum.

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