Zohran Mamdani: “If I was to speak with King Charles, separately from today’s event, I’d probably encourage him to return the Kohinoor Diamond”
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Zohran Mamdani: “If I was to speak with King Charles, separately from today’s event, I’d probably encourage him to return the Kohinoor Diamond”
Posted by GiveMeSomeSunshine3
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lol the woman with the curls and glasses behind him reacts almost exactly like I did.
Best thing I ever voted for
this! talking bout checks and balances with a palace full of stolen assets and an economy built by colonialism
Iykyk
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For those who don’t know, Koh-i-noor is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, 105 K, originally from India but now sits on Queen Elizabeth’s crown. It’s widely believed to be stolen by the Britishers during their colonisation of India. And as you all must be knowing already, Mamdani’s parents were born in India.
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NY hospitality hits different 👏👏👏
Can we please make him prez !!
BASED
that’s my mayor! (i live in texas)
Well, it *was* stolen so… actually there’s tons of historical & archaeological artifacts that have been and are still being stolen from India and it’s neighboring countries. These are the items that are then auctioned off at Sotheby’s and other such organizations. It’s an entire criminal network.
YES. YES. YES.
India, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan have all claimed ownership at various times. To whom would you have them return it to?
I fuckin love this man.
If they could also return the missing caryatid sister that Lord Elgin stole from the Acropolis, that would be great.
Among the many other pieces that were wrongfully taken
ABC (Australia) and CBC co produced a great show called “Stuff the British stole” where they do a fantastic episode on the Koh-i-noor diamond. Worth a watch.
[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa3pug4](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa3pug4)
reminder that Zohran is a member of DSA, so if you want to build a world with more Zohrans, you should join us
Who do you return it to? India is a modern fabrication.
And as a brown person who has visited India recently, their national museums are in *terrible* shape. No one should be giving artefacts back to India.
Who would it even be returned to? The British definitely stole it, but they’re just the last in a long line of people who have stolen it.
Fucking based.
Does anyone know if he even can give it? Do the crown jewels belong to the monarch or nation?
Lol he wont be speaking to the king 🤣
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Problem with the Kohinoor is that’s it’s been stolen/taken/ransomed so many times in history by so many nations (6 claim it now) that the concept of ownership is meaningless. Sure, India had it last, but their ownership claim is no more legitimate than the UKs.