The nonsensically-named #CongoFreeState was declared on #ThisDayInHistory in 1885. It was the personal possession of #KingLeopoldII of #Belgium. His forces killed (& sometimes ate) up to 10 million people to extract profit, and mutilated millions for failing to meet work quotas.
Chris Hedges: The New Dark Age
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Chris Hedges: The New Dark Age

The Nazis are scapegoats for a Western heritage of mass slaughter, as if genocides in the Americas, Africa and India are  mere historical footnotes. In fact, genocide is the currency of Western domination. By Chris Hedges in Cairo, Egypt ScheerPost It is 200 miles from where I am in Cair

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...IMHO, can only be compared to very few people in recent history. Among them are only #JosephStalin, #MaoZedong, and possibly #KingLeopoldII, as well as #Cambodia's #PolPot.

Many years ago, the late German Chancellor Dr. #HelmutKohl hat a PR disaster when he compared a #Sowjet minister to the infamous #Nazi Propaganda Minister, #JosrphGoebbels.

Thus, #Lula's #Hitler comparison is very much out of...

https://allthatsinteresting.com/who-killed-the-most-people-in-history

Why The Person Who Killed The Most People In History May Surprise You

Millions more people are estimated to have died during the 25-year reign of Mao Zedong than at the hands of Stalin and Hitler combined.

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A jamais, Leopold!
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#Antwerp authorities have removed a statue of colonial Belgian King Leopold II after the weekend’s #BlackLivesMatter protest. The campaign to remove all of them continues. #DRC #KingLeopoldII #Belgium
https://twitter.com/jackeparrock/status/1270313880800149504