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"Time to chop off some Congolese hands for not meeting their rubber quota!" (lemmy.world)

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[–] AlbinoPython@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think there's a Behind the Bastards episode on this too.

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There sure is!!

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-king-leopold-ii-the-29443475/

If you're more of a textual person, one of the main sources for that episode is King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I remember finding that book in the school library in the 9th or 10th grade! My introduction to the immensely fucked issue.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

That’s what I came here to post about lol. Listened to it like two weeks ago.