alchemistakoo t1_j6pf0fq wrote on January 31, 2023 at 11:25 PM Reply to comment by TjeefGuevarra 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 Leopold didn't "let ppl die". They tortured those folks. Cut off feet and hands and kept em as trinkets. Permalink Parent 2
alchemistakoo t1_j6pf0fq wrote
Reply to comment by TjeefGuevarra 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
Leopold didn't "let ppl die". They tortured those folks. Cut off feet and hands and kept em as trinkets.