Western museums- should antiquites be returned?

Well to tell you guys the truth.  The reason why the Europeans havent returned the items is because they are on top.  Honestly they control most of the worlds valuables ex gold, diamonds and artifacts as well.  I guess the only way these things would be returned to thier rightful countries is if Europe was conqured by another country and was forced to give the stuff back, like the Germans had too.  Altough if they were conqured the conqurer might do the same as them and keep the stuff for themselves lol

I agree with you a little, King of Mazderan, but one of the reasons why the Europeans got the artifacts in the first case is because when these countries had them, they did not truthfully care that much- they were either conquered by other nations who were misusing them (Like what the Ottomans did to the Parthenon). These treasures were not pulled from the arms of people who wanted them- the countries from which they were taken either were not interested or could not keep them in good condition. I'm not attempting to justify what the Western europeans have done, but there's a little more justification for it that everyone seems to think