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France returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years ago

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65329274

France returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years ago - Divisions by zero

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/world/p/751374/france-returns-sacred-talking-drum-looted-from-cote-divoire-over-100-years-ago [https://quokk.au/c/world/p/751374/france-returns-sacred-talking-drum-looted-from-cote-divoire-over-100-years-ago]

Mar 14 at 6:29amWeb
Show threadMrSuluMar 14
Cmon UK, let’s follow suit. The London museum is lovely, but they aren’t our exhibits
Show threadPostaLMar 14
B… Bu… But, the money!
Show threadstarikMar 14
That drum has some stories to tell. “You’re not going to guess where I’ve been!”
Show threadJake FarmMar 14
When will they free Hati from pseudo-slavery then?
Show threadEthalisMar 14
Wait, what?
Show threadshawn1122Mar 14
Read about Haitian revolution. It’s fucking badass. Slaves slaughtered slave owners and ejected the French off the island and it became the first nation to abolish slavery. Napolean sent an expedition later to try and recapture it since it was such a cash cow and would help his expeditions through Europe remain solvent. Ultimately the Western world ganged up on Haiti and forced it to pay reparations to France for seizing its own freedom.
Show threadinlandempireMar 15
Small correction, the French revolution was mostly the bourgeoisie versus the clergy & nobility
Show threadViatorOmniumMar 14
What France did to Haiti was despicable and a big part of why Haiti is the mess it is, but Haiti hasn’t been paying anything to France in decades.
Show threadmrdownMar 14
Why did it took so long?
Show threadRobinMar 14
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.
Show threadceoofanarchismMar 14
except thats always an excuse and not a real answer.
Show threadshawn1122Mar 14

Sounds extremely patronizing.

Sorry I stole your car. I’ll return it when I think you’re ready to hold onto it responsibly.

Ew.

Show threadquickenparalysespunkMar 15

oh em gee they returned one if the thousands of looted items… yayyyyyyyy… is France populated by saints or what…

/s