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5. Leopold II was a sadistic monster

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 11:51 AM

Jun 2020

A father stares at the hand and foot of his five-year-old daughter, severed as a punishment for having harvested too little rubber.

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Burned Leopold II statue removed from Antwerp square [View all] T_i_B Jun 2020 OP

Near genocide? T_i_B Jun 2020 #2

I say near because sarge43 Jun 2020 #6

It's difficult to say how many people were killed T_i_B Jun 2020 #10

The currently accepted death toll is 10M. n/t sarge43 Jun 2020 #12

+1000 Kind of Blue Jun 2020 #16

Not according to the United Nations' Genocide Convention of 1948 Kind of Blue Jun 2020 #15

I sit corrected. n/t sarge43 Jun 2020 #18

A true monster. Glad to see this (nt) Recursion Jun 2020 #3

King Leopolds Ghost. A great read. Javaman Jun 2020 #4

You're too kind. sarge43 Jun 2020 #7

you're right. Javaman Jun 2020 #9

And the other monstrosity was he had plenty of help. n/t sarge43 Jun 2020 #11

Leopold II was a sadistic monster dalton99a Jun 2020 #5

One of the greatest assholes of all time. milestogo Jun 2020 #8

Leopold II is burning in hell for what he did to the Congo. Paladin Jun 2020 #17

10 million deaths!??!!! melt down that statue Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #19