ISIS fighters destroy artifacts in museum rampage

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/26/isis-fighters-destroy-ancient-artefacts-mosul-museum-iraq

What is wrong with these people?

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Reply 1

DiddyDec01

It is a sad day indeed. This is why we keep artefacts from around the world at the British Museum, it stops stuff from getting broken.

Reply 2

donutellme

Original post by DiddyDec

It is a sad day indeed. This is why we keep artefacts from around the world at the British Museum, it stops stuff from getting broken.

What if that's their next target... :frown:

Reply 3

DiddyDec01

Original post by donutellme

What if that's their next target... :frown:

Then we are all ****ed

Reply 4

_Fergo

Original post by DiddyDec

It is a sad day indeed. This is why we keep artefacts from around the world at the British Museum, it stops stuff from getting broken.

This reasoning is -at the very least- weak.

I am from Greece so you'll probably understand.

Reply 5

DiddyDec01

Original post by *Stefan*

This reasoning is -at the very least- weak.

I am from Greece so you'll probably understand.

Of course I understand.

Reply 6

username883747

Some people were hailing this as "The worst of ISIS's actions."

Which is ludicrous.

Reply 7

jakeel1

As much as destroying valuable history annoys me, I can't help but laugh about how much money those idiots just lost.

Reply 8

queen-bee

I heard they sell some of these artifacts to make money. I just want to smash them they way they did to these statues

Reply 9

username1697607

Original post by *Stefan*

This reasoning is -at the very least- weak.

I am from Greece so you'll probably understand.

Pretty controversial opinion right there :tongue:

Reply 10

jakeel1

There should have been a ground intervention months ago, instead we let them grow and grow. What the **** are we doing

Reply 11

ron202

Original post by DiddyDec

It is a sad day indeed. This is why we keep artefacts from around the world at the British Museum, it stops stuff from getting broken.

they only have artefacts from around the world in british museums because they stole it from other people smh destroying value history

Reply 12

DiddyDec01

Original post by ron202

they only have artefacts from around the world in british museums because they stole it from other people smh destroying value history

I don't like the word "stole". I prefer liberated.

Reply 13

ron202

Original post by DiddyDec

I don't like the word "stole". I prefer liberated.

Nice way to sugar coat it , doesn't really make a difference its still the sme thing

Reply 14

username1697607

Slightly depressing but lets not forget that ISIS are not the only ones guilty of atrocities against antiquity. The Americans caused pretty heavy damage to the site of Babylon when they converted it to camp alpha during the Iraq war.

Reply 15

_Fergo

Original post by Zachary T-H

Pretty controversial opinion right there :tongue:

Well... what do you think? Should the British Museum keep, for example, the very controversial Elgin Marbles?

[We're probably derailing the thread, but I do want to know.]

Reply 16

DiddyDec01

Original post by ron202

Nice way to sugar coat it , doesn't really make a difference its still the sme thing

Obviously. There is no way of denying history.

Reply 17

username1697607

Original post by DiddyDec

I don't like the word "stole". I prefer liberated.

In most cases bought (like the Elgin marbles), preserved or received as a donation would be the best description on how items were acquired for the British museum.

Reply 18

ron202

Original post by DiddyDec

Obviously. There is no way of denying history.

Yes there is history is written by the victors. If Germany had won ww2 hitler wouldn't been seen as such an evil bastard would he ?

Reply 19

Josb

Original post by ron202

they only have artefacts from around the world in british museums because they stole it from other people smh destroying value history

People didn't care at that time. The British Museum and the Louvre have probably saved thousands of artefacts from smugglers and wars. Three years ago there were also destructions in the Egyptian Museum, while they were claiming back some statues in the Louvre. :rolleyes: