r/Damnthatsinteresting 27d ago

Every stolen artifact needs to come back to its land. Video

84k Upvotes

View all comments

29

u/Sarchasm-Spelunker 26d ago

Not all of them. Some artifacts would be destroyed by their theocratic government upon return.

Never forget the Buddhist statues of Bamiyan.

Never forgive the Taliban.

3

u/whitewalker646 26d ago

You do realize that egypt does not have a theocratic government right and is actively fighting a war with islamists that's been waging in Sinai for the past 8 years right?

0

u/Sarchasm-Spelunker 26d ago

I never said they did.

1

u/ElHermito 26d ago

True, the Buddhist statues of Bamiyan should have never been returned to Afghanistan to ensure their safety.

1

u/KookyEmu7 26d ago

Why didn't they destroy the other half then