Discussion
  • Read More
    Minimum MausAnne Branigin
    11/30/18 5:57pm

    Britain...

    Your treasures? Yes, we’ll take those.

    Your money? Yes, we’ll take that.

    Your resources? Yes, we’ll take those.

    Your land? Yes, we’ll take that.

    Your people? No! BREXIT! BREXIT!

    Reply
    • Read More
      BadOmbreMinimum Maus
      12/01/18 1:39am

      I love how even all these years later, now, they are STILL shitting their bed over Brexit. You’d think after over three years the left in Britain would have got its shit together, and would be outright opposed to it...but they aren’t. You’d think the Tory’s pitiful government would have fallen by now, but it somehow keeps hanging on.

      Like, shit or get off the pot, already.

      Reply
    • Read More
      PsiPhiGrrrlBadOmbre
      12/01/18 9:07am

      You’d think after over three years the left in Britain would have got its shit together, and would be outright opposed to it...but they aren’t.

      For years, I’ve had the feeling they were never as committed to the EU as other countries. It goes back to the euro exemption. 

      Reply
  • Read More
    ThirdAmendmentManAnne Branigin
    11/30/18 6:24pm

    But that’s not fair! The current people didn’t steal those artifacts! How can you steal from them when they didn’t do anything wrong???

    Reply
    • Read More
      L'Homme NoirThirdAmendmentMan
      12/01/18 1:18am

      Was it fair when it got stolen? those artifacts rightfully belongs to the Beninese government and just because current people didn’t steal it doesn’t mean they did not make money off of it. Besides its not even about that, sure they didn’t steal does that mean it should go to the rightful owners? Their crime is not stealing it but the crime is keeping it or so long

      Reply
    • Read More
      BadOmbreThirdAmendmentMan
      12/01/18 1:34am

      “Also, why can’t we have a White History Month?  Wah!”

      Reply
  • Read More
    ElusiveCupcakeAnne Branigin
    12/01/18 1:10pm

    Dear Grey trolls:

    If you don’t understand the use of the word “run” in this article’s title, it wasn’t meant for you to understand.

    Reply
    • Read More
      ElusiveCupcakeElusiveCupcake
      12/02/18 5:48pm

      P.S. If you’re confused as to the meaning of words, context clues help. If you cannot use context clues, you are functionally illiterate.

      Reply
  • Read More
    Gameface doesn`t play nice with othersAnne Branigin
    12/03/18 5:52am

    How is this a thing. The Germans were required to return stolen artwork and other priceless items to the Jewish community after WW2 -as they should have (hmm, I wonder if they used the Soros family ledger?) This is no different. All items were seized in plunder and should be returned as all stolen property should be returned. Also, I just got a call, Palestine would like to have a word with the U.N. 

    Reply
  • Read More
    Melanin MonroeAnne Branigin
    11/30/18 7:14pm

    Is Britain also going to give the Koh-i-Noor Diamond back to India?

    Reply
    • Read More
      kirenaj1971Melanin Monroe
      11/30/18 8:48pm

      Koh-I-Noor is way more complicated than what your statement suggests. Even if you give it back, who do you give it too? The last Indian owner insisted that it be given to him from an Afghan ruler who had fled to him for example, and he gave it to the english...

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koh-i-Noor#India

      Reply
    • Read More
      Melanin Monroekirenaj1971
      11/30/18 10:26pm

      England should return it to who they took it from, India has been asking for it back since 1947. Regardless of who the “rightful” owner is, it isn’t Britain, and that’s not for them to sort out or decide. The last Indian owner, Ranjit Singh, did not give it to the English, he willed the diamond to the Puri Temple upon his death, but his will was never executed, and after the Second Anglo-Sikh War, the Last Treaty of Lahore was signed which essentially forced his 10 year-old son to hand it over to Queen Victoria. From your link:

      Its new owner, Ranjit Singh, willed the diamond to the East India Company administered Hindu Jagannath Temple in Puri, in modern-day Odisha, India. However, after his death in 1839, his will was not executed. On 29 March 1849, following the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, the Kingdom of Punjab was formally annexed to Company rule, and the Last Treaty of Lahore was signed, officially ceding the Koh-i-Noor to Queen Victoria and the Maharaja’s other assets to the company. Article III of the treaty read: “The gem called the Koh-i-Noor, which was taken from Shah Sooja-ool-moolk by Maharajah Ranjeet Singh, shall be surrendered by the Maharajah of Lahore to the Queen of England (sic)“.

      The Governor-General in charge of the ratification of this treaty was the Marquess of Dalhousie. The manner of his aiding in the transfer of the diamond was criticized even by some of his contemporaries in Britain. Although some thought it should have been presented as a gift to Queen Victoria by the East India Company, it is clear that Dalhousie believed the stone was a spoil of war, and treated it accordingly, ensuring that it was officially surrendered to her by Duleep Singh, the youngest son of Ranjit Singh. The presentation of the Koh-i-Noor by the East India Company to the queen was the latest in a long history of transfers of the diamond as a coveted spoil of war. Duleep Singh had been placed in the guardianship of Dr John Login, a surgeon in the British Army serving in the Presidency of Bengal.

      Reply
  • Read More
    sauvageAnne Branigin
    12/01/18 7:18am

    Is the stuff from Ancient Egypt next? India? Northern Africa? Middle East?

    Asking for a friend.

    Reply
    • Read More
      EmilyThrace2sauvage
      12/02/18 3:41pm

      It will depend on how the stuff was taken. A lot of Egyptian artefacts were taken as part of archaeological digs and allowed by the Egyptian government at the time. So legally Britain wouldn’t be required to give most of that stuff back. However anything taken by the military or seized by private citizens would be up for grabs no matter where its from. 

      Reply
    • Read More
      Woke Up Deadsauvage
      12/02/18 9:53pm

      Even countries the British did not colonize are missing stuff: the Greeks still want the Parthenon Marbles back...

      Reply
  • Read More
    Darth CredenceAnne Branigin
    11/30/18 8:23pm

    Am I the only one who was trying too figure out how running was coming into this? I was imagining scenarios where they were going to transport them like the Olympic torch relay, or... OK, just that one, really.

    Reply