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[–] rauls4@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

King Leopold was a monster.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 4 points 1 year 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

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Is the 2nd panel Blaine the Mono?