A nation of thieves
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tl,dr:
During WW1, Romania sent large amounts of valuables to Russia for safekeeping.
To this day, Russia won't give most of it back.
Kind of like Britain refusing to return the Grecian Elgin Marbles - although they directly stole those, the Greeks weren't stupid enough to send them, lmao. My point is all governments, ruling "elite", aristocracy etc. are dens of thieves.
"The great thieves lead away the little thief."
Diogenes upon seeing a petty criminal arrested by authorities.
Not even close to like the situation of the Elgin marbles but nice attempt.
what's not close about it? Explain the vast gulf of difference to me please? I'm a stupid globe earther.
Actual tl:dr:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Treasure#The_Treasure_since_1917
And from that, you get a title of "nation of thieves"?
Are you fucking illiterate?
OH, I'm sorry. Does that wiki page contradict itself?
How about you instruct me on which inconsistencies I am to ignore, and then I will go along with your title of "nation of thieves", and then """reparations""" can be made, under the assumption that all behind the scenes banking negotiations are known, despite "Very little is known about the Treasure after the October Revolution"?
No, some items were returned. Most of them weren't.
Among them, 120 tons of gold.
Right. And you don't know who, why or where. But that makes all Russians thieves in your book, despite that former country no longer existing and most people alive today, not having been born. According to you.
They have and aren't giving it back.
Are you retarded?
Right. You've ignored every Question I asked you, so sure, that makes me retarded.
So lets go on asking Questions you won't answer. What documents were taken and not returned? Who's gold was it? Is the gold suddenly more important than the treasure that was returned? How does King Michael's Coup factor into all this? And the Soviet occupation of Romania at the end of World War Ii that lasted until 1954?
Weird how posts critical of Russia get downvoted immediately here.
Isn't that strange?
Yeah. Nothing odd about it, right?
Also, the whataboutism always starts immediately as well.
It's bad, man. Has been for a long time now. Since day 1 in my observation.
Well, you know who created this place...
The want to hold onto grows the fear of losing, which allows exploitation by suggesting the hope of safekeeping.