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France Returns Sacred Talking Drum to Côte d'Ivoire in Major Cultural Repatriation Effort (www.france24.com)

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Are you saying this article is French propaganda? If so, what would you have them do instead, keep the drum?

[–] Solumbran@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Keeping the drum" is basically what they do with all foreign objects they stole. This is trying to make it look like France is in favor of cultural independence, but they are constantly having the speech of "these inferior countries don't deserve to have their stuff back, they're too primitive for that"

If an article says "Trump hugs a black guy" you wouldn't see it as propaganda?

The point of advertising as positive, something that is supposed to be normal, to have been done long ago, and that is just an exception in the middle of a lot of shit, is propaganda, yes.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 6 points 1 day ago

It is one of hundreds of objects France is preparing to send back to Africa, with the efforts set to be accelerated by the passing of a new law to authorise mass repatriations.

I just don't understand how France returning artifacts is a bad thing. This is a good thing. Take the fucking win and move on.