Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoFrance returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years agowww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareRobin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThe optimistic answer would be: because they need to be sure the country receiving the artifact has the skills, resources and stability to preserve it for many decades to come.
minus-squareceoofanarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoexcept thats always an excuse and not a real answer.
minus-squareshawn1122@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month agoSounds extremely patronizing. I stole your car. I’ll return it when I think you’re ready to hold onto it responsibly. Western colonial powers do be that way.
Why did it took so long?
The optimistic answer would be: because they need to be sure the country receiving the artifact has the skills, resources and stability to preserve it for many decades to come.
except thats always an excuse and not a real answer.
Sounds extremely patronizing.
I stole your car. I’ll return it when I think you’re ready to hold onto it responsibly.
Western colonial powers do be that way.