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Leopold II, judged by the values of his time, was still a fiend. He was widely and rightly criticized by his own contemporaries.
by cld8483 4y ago
Leopold II, judged by the values of his time, was still a fiend. He was widely and rightly criticized by his own contemporaries.
- irthomasthomas 4y agoThen his statue should serve as a reminder of his crimes, of our ancestors failure to oppose him and his supporters.
- cld8483 4y agoPerhaps it should, I don't know much about the statue or the way the community that hosts it perceives it. My point is only that harsh criticism of Leopold II doesn't rely on retroactive application of modern values. He was a fiend even when judged by the standard of popular contemporary European values: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casement_Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casement_Report