Johnny Au
Senior Member
It won't be the first time the United States sanctioned vandalism of a major cultural heritage site.Trump's threatened attack on Iranian cultural sites could be a war crime if carried out | CNN
After an al-Qaeda affiliated group destroyed ancient religious monuments in Timbuktu, Mali, in 2012, the International Criminal Court took on a unique criminal case: prosecuting cultural destruction.www.cnn.com
The four in-situ statues that constitute Mount Rushmore were carved on the face of a mountain sacred to a Native American group from the area and the United States Army drove out that native American group.
Apparently, vandalism of major cultural heritage sites is only condoned if there is enough military power and public support for said military power. In other words, might makes right. The winners get to manipulate history.
All of that is unfortunate.
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