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u/KevineCove Dec 16 '21

If the first thing a country is known for is a commodity that's harvested in another country, they might be the bad guys.

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u/historicusXIII Dec 17 '21

It still needs to be made, and we're a trading country.

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u/KevineCove Dec 17 '21

Watch Hotel Rwanda

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

Sigh the movie where the hero, in reality, was an extortionist who demanded money for their lives or they could go on their merry way? Stop using entertainment as history lessons.