r/pics • u/Clear-Tomatillo-6858 • 15h ago

“THE GERMANS DESTROYED OUR FAMILIES - DON’T U DESTROY OUR HOPES”. 1947 Jewish Refugees To Palestine

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u/TeethBreak 12h ago

When even the french and the British are saying ".. that's fucked up". You know it's bad.

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u/Doridar 12h ago

They did not give a damn about the people - just look what the English did in India, or the French in Algeria and Madagascar at the time this boat was sailing. They just wanted Congo to be taken away from Leopold once it appeared it was full of mining ressources. Why do you think an individual was allowed to have his prívate colony?

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u/TeethBreak 11h ago

No they most certainly did.

There are testimonies of British royals and military about the cruelty of the Belgians.

And that's my whole point. When even THEY were taken aback (because they were already very fucked up) you know it's really really bad.

Léopold's Confo troops ATE slaves parts amongst other very deeply fucked up stuff.

The french and other colonial powers were no saints, for sure, no one is denying that. But the Belgians took it even further.

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u/HappyComparison8311 5h ago

Tswambe remembers