To: John Locke
There are far more English people who can read what's on the Stone than there are Egyptians. I sincerely doubt it.
How can you possibly justify the theft of a article as "cultutal hertitage" when the culture that stole it didn't even exist at the time when the artifact was created? Don't given me any bull about the British are just "caring" for the object, blah, blah, blah and because of this, they have a right to their loot?
The British has no more right to the Rosetta stone than the Egyptians or Greeks have to the Mary Rose.
To: MrsEmmaPeel
The current Egyptians have no more in common with the scribers of the Rosetta Stone than do the Brits, and their title to it is no better.
Same is true of the Elgin Marbles, if you ask me.
Worse, if you send 'em back then every pissant country the Brits have ever looted will demand their stuff back. The Brits response should be "You can have it when you the means and the guts to come an take it!"
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07/21/2003 2:13:55 PM PDT by
Little Ray
(When in trouble, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout!)
To: MrsEmmaPeel
How can you possibly justify the theft of a article as "cultutal hertitage" when the culture that stole it didn't even exist at the time when the artifact was created? Turn about: how can you justify "returning" a cultural artifact to the culture that destroyed its creators?
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