Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoFrance returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years agowww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkFrance returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years agowww.theguardian.comViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/world/p/751374/france-returns-sacred-talking-drum-looted-from-cote-divoire-over-100-years-ago
minus-squareRobin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down3·4 months 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-squareSailor Anarres@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoexcept thats always an excuse and not a real answer.
minus-squareshawn1122@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-24 months 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.
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.