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See 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad and that was written in 1899. The Belgian conquest of Congo remains one of the darkest periods of human history littere
by throw2016 8y ago
See 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad and that was written in 1899. The Belgian conquest of Congo remains one of the darkest periods of human history littered with crimes against humanity.
Since this is so well known once can only assume you have no idea what you are talking about. [1][2][3][4][5][6].
Congo is currently a global center of valuable minerals for western companies and has been plundered ruthlessly for 300 years by the west.
It's like pointing to the sorry state of Iraq, Libya or Syria 50 years on to insinuate some deficiency while forgetting to mention the complete destruction and devastation of these countries on brazenly false pretexts by western governments.
1. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-2439639 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-2439639
2. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/oct/22/congo.rorycarroll https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/oct/22/congo.rorycarr...
3. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2002/10/cong-o26.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2002/10/cong-o26.html
4. https://www.thesiriusreport.com/geopolitics/silent-genocide-congo/ https://www.thesiriusreport.com/geopolitics/silent-genocide-...
5. https://newint.org/features/2004/05/01/congo https://newint.org/features/2004/05/01/congo
6. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/01/blood-minerals-profits-conflict-drc-160118124123342.html https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/01/blood-min...
- NicoJuicy 8y agoDidn't read? > I'm not saying it was ever good, but at a later stage, a lot improved. I believe mostly because of world wide media and things that leaked ( stealing resources,...), Which put a lot of pressure on the government