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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

King Leopold was a monster.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

That he was, but you really got to give him a hand (or two) for his rubber sales. ....Mainly because you didn't keep up with the quotas

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So are all the Belgians who try to throw full blame on Leopold for their collective atrocities

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

The free state of Congo was Leopold's private property, as insane as it sounds