Saturday, June 20, 2009

British Museum scrambles for new excuse to keep Elgin Marbles

The English have a long and proud history of storing other peoples stones, just ask the Scots. They waited 700 years to get theirs back.

I can understand the British reluctance to return them. It will be that last symbolic piece of the plunder of Empire, gone forever. The Sun will Finally Set...

The museum has long argued that Greece has no proper place to put them - an argument the Greek government hopes the Acropolis Museum addresses.

Don't worry, the Brits will come up with a new one, and soon...

"I think they belong to all of us - we are all global citizens these days," [British Museum] spokeswoman Hannah Boulton said.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Fair enough, then I assume the Greeks have rights to the Crown Jewels now...?

Read more here.

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