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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blake Davis, post: 24804740, member: 91820&quot;]I think you have you are confused about the definition of “imperialist” - with modern nation states seeking to impose their power against others based on a nonsensical notion of cultural patrimony quite “imperialist.”&nbsp; Actually the word has no relevance in this discussion.&nbsp; I’m not going to restate my position other than to say that just because some nation has absolutist laws on cultural patrimony that doesn’t mean I have to support enforcing those laws in my own country by supporting policies aimed at returning objects that the nation deems its own personal property and therefore somehow “stolen.” </p><p><br /></p><p>On the contrary, as is the right of any citizen in my country I can (and do) write letters to politicians, comment on blogs and support organizations that oppose enforcement of other nations laws on cultural patrimony.&nbsp; And hopefully the result of these efforts will be that my nation will stop enforcing absurd claims of cultural patrimony.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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