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    #46
    Originally posted by judas View Post

    An example - in Cairo recently museums belonging to 'the people' were destroyed in the furuor of the demonstrations. Was that right ? Was that their right as 'the people' 'the owners' to be able to do this, I think not.
    Is in no way the same thing, the stuff did not belong to them.

    A more realistic example would be the Chinese Gentleman who used to buy all Boxer Rebellion medals and melt them down.

    Would I urinate in his Peking fried duck while he was not looking? Yes, indeed I would.

    But he bought them fair and square on an auction and it was his legal right to do so.

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      #47
      Originally posted by Chris Boonzaier View Post
      Is in no way the same thing, the stuff did not belong to them.

      A more realistic example would be the Chinese Gentleman who used to buy all Boxer Rebellion medals and melt them down.

      Would I urinate in his Peking fried duck while he was not looking? Yes, indeed I would.

      But he bought them fair and square on an auction and it was his legal right to do so.

      Possibly a TV program, fictional I think, a chap that does that with pictures and drawings by Adolf Hitler. A buy and burn policy. A good topic for philosophers
      Last edited by Steve T; 02-10-2011, 07:27 PM.

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        #48
        why'd he melt them? hadn't heard that one

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          #49
          When people "buy and burn" ...(or melt) it just makes the surviving examples more rare, valuable and thus more sought after. I think that it is more of a statement than actually realisticly attempting to erase history(or it's memorabilia).
          Jp
          indeed a good topic for philosophers.

          Jp


          p.s. ....about Egypt, I think the Army is protecting the museums and none have been looted. Any links to news stories stating otherwise?

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            #50
            what john said. just so.


            Originally posted by John Pic View Post
            From a profit seekers point of view...who cares, he made money.

            From a collector historian,curator/caretaker point of view...what a freakin shame destroying an historical artifact.


            The great divide in the realm of TR collecting...Love of history/Love of money.

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