Do you think they're trying to weasel out of it by blaming it entirely on Leopold? It was exclusively "his" and I imagine the Belgian people and government are leaning heavily into that to avoid any association or guilt or responsibility for fixing
Belgium also wants people to forget that they were behind the assassination of Lumumba, where they dug up his body after he was laid to rest in order to dissolve his corpse in acid until a single gold tooth remained, which they then kept before graciously returning Lumumba's single gold tooth that didn't dissolve in acid to the DRC less than 2 months ago.
Do you think they're trying to weasel out of it by blaming it entirely on Leopold? It was exclusively "his" and I imagine the Belgian people and government are leaning heavily into that to avoid any association or guilt or responsibility for fixing
Belgium also wants people to forget that they were behind the assassination of Lumumba, where they dug up his body after he was laid to rest in order to dissolve his corpse in acid until a single gold tooth remained, which they then kept before graciously returning Lumumba's single gold tooth that didn't dissolve in acid to the DRC less than 2 months ago.
What the fuck
Definitely. I've heard a few anecdotal stories of college educated Belgian kids who have no idea it even happened.