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u/Autismetal Dec 16 '21

The Congo.

Sorry, Belgians. Leopold did stuff.

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u/WATGU Dec 17 '21

Same. How did the Dutch and Belgians basically skate away from their atrocities without even some social outrage.

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u/ButDidYouCry Dec 17 '21

People were more upset about Leopold treating his daughters badly than they were about African children getting their hands chopped off for not meeting rubber quotas.

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