Post #791286 by tikiskip on Mon, Nov 19, 2018 5:17 PM

On 2018-11-19 15:03, MadDogMike wrote:
Every ancient artifact in every museum in the world once belonged to another culture, just as every bit of land once belonged to another culture. I can see the Rapa Nui wanting their Moai back and I appreciate that they are willing negotiate for it. But I also see how this could get out of hand.

Great point Mike.

In New York where my wife is from they had a treaty that in time the land went back to the Indians well the time came and now people who had a house on that land now pay rent to the Indians and the Indians can at any time say move your house.

Can you imagine having your house on land that was not your land?
But then I would never buy a house with that kind of stipulation, and heck I would never want to live there it is a run down town for sure.

And before you say we took the land from them remember we also took homes from the Japanese in the 50s no less and you never hear about that.