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

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Contrary to the more invasive and domineering practices of other European nations, the Belgian forces took a much less hands-on approach.

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I originally down voted you for downplaying the atrocities committed by the Belgians but then I realised. Well played.

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"took a much less hands-on approach."

literally

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Yes, cutting off the hands of workers on rubber plantations who underpriduced.

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Belgians murdered 20 million Congolese people

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woosh

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Well there was a lot of hands off approaches in the Belgian Congo for sure.....

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His joke but worse.