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Museums: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Most Western European museums are packed with stolen goods, says John Oliver, and the evidence is easy to find.

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EXPOSING CAPITALISM'S MULTITUDE OF VICES AND INCURABLE PROBLEMS—
FROM INGRAINED RACISM, COLONIALISM, & TERRIBLE ECONOMIC CRISES & EXPLOITATION, TO ENDLESS WARS

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Museums: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)


LastWeekTonight / Oct 3, 2022

John Oliver discusses some of the world’s most prestigious museums, why they contain so many stolen goods, the market that continues to illegally trade antiquities, and a pretty solid blueprint for revenge.

We don't always approve of John Oliver's analyses. As a man of the establishment, he, more often than not, despite his obvious decent streak, can be found mouthing verities that benefit the global imperial status quo. However, like many liberals, he can also be quite effective at analysing glaring problems of capitalism that do not quite threaten the status quo. Call it the reformist impulse. This is one such instance, and the information is certainly welcome.

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David H October 7, 2022 - 12:31 am

Can’t believe you are promulgating Oliver’s corporate media propaganda. Have you seen Oliver’s HBO segment in which he says that alternative media sites such as Greanvillepost (although he did not mention you by name) peddle disinformation, and that people can only trust media like the New York Times, and the Washington Post (which he displayed prominently on a screen)? Oliver is nothing but an evil corporate media propagandist, and only serves to discredit the Greanvillepost with stunning hypocrisy.

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