BrushYourFeet t1_j6le1lm wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:35 AM Reply to 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 That is a remarkably wide swing. Also, according to the comments I'm seeing, it wasn't colonialism, but instead one man. Permalink −8−
BrushYourFeet t1_j6le1lm wrote
Reply to 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
That is a remarkably wide swing. Also, according to the comments I'm seeing, it wasn't colonialism, but instead one man.