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dressageishard t1_j6o1rx0 wrote

Reply to comment by echidna_admirer in TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje

Oh, my. That's too gruesome to grasp or process. This was done to the children? King Leopold should have been hanged for these atrocities. I have never understood the power of royalty. 😭😭

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