You went all that way to see the famous tablet, and it's on walkabout. What do they take you for, that they treat with somebody like you with such contempt?
A lot of these museums want to give this stuff back but there’s a law from the government saying they’re not allowed to so they often try to return stuff on loan to get around it. Some of the countries don’t want to do this because they think it might imply they accept British ownership of the items in questions is they refuse it.
There's also another side to it where the British museum can hide behind this law even though they wouldn't give it back anyway. "Sry it's against the rules"
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pipes@sh.itjust.works · 56 pts · 266d
Lemmy Post: Complaint to the British Museum
yakko@feddit.uk · 54 pts · 266d
You went all that way to see the famous tablet, and it's on walkabout. What do they take you for, that they treat with somebody like you with such contempt?
DakRalter@thelemmy.club · 6 pts · 266d
They withheld the tablet from you in enemy territory! It is now up to them to restore it to you in full!
svc@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz · 33 pts · 266d
forbidden poptart
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 266d
always have to check and make sure someone makes this comment
twinnie@feddit.uk · 22 pts · 266d
A lot of these museums want to give this stuff back but there’s a law from the government saying they’re not allowed to so they often try to return stuff on loan to get around it. Some of the countries don’t want to do this because they think it might imply they accept British ownership of the items in questions is they refuse it.
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 24 pts · 266d
I believe that's covered in British Law under the "I Stole it Fair and Square" Act
hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 248d
There's also another side to it where the British museum can hide behind this law even though they wouldn't give it back anyway. "Sry it's against the rules"
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 266d
The older tablet next to it: finally my time to shine!
Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 266d
I love this post
Scubus@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 266d
Japan has ruined me, never knew the complaint was from nanni
similideano@piefed.social · 4 pts · 266d
So maybe that's where all the good copper went to, someone was desperately trying to get into Ningal's good graces