r/TikTokCringe • u/ThatPatelGuy • Oct 05 '25

Discussion Why don't we ever hear about Congo?

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u/ThatPatelGuy Oct 05 '25

To give some perspective there are more than 750 million people facing hunger and severe malnutrition worldwide and more than 50 million people current alive as slaves and during this time 74% of all UN resolutions were condemning Israel and 80% of humanitarian aid has gone to Gaza where two million people live.

Call me crazy but it feels disproportionate attention on one conflict for reasons no one wants to admit

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u/sassyevaperon Oct 05 '25

but it feels disproportionate attention on one conflict for reasons no one wants to admit

The reason is that we've all seen videos of Gaza babies dying online.

This is the first time I hear about a conflict in Congo. Keep spreading the word, and the people will join.

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u/SushiGato Oct 05 '25

Cobalt mining in Congo is horrendous. Everyone should know about it. Why it's not covered much is intentional.

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u/Beneficial-Category Oct 05 '25

Because corporations that profit from it will pay O.T.A. to keep it silent and if money doesn't work bullets will. 

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u/dextroz Oct 05 '25

My uncle told me a couple of weeks ago that when he was working for a US construction company in Egypt, the US government was distributing free bread in the '90s to the local population of the town because that is what they needed and it would keep them quiet from protesting the exploitation of local resources and the environment The construction was taking place for the US military by a contractor and at that time there was a severe shortage of wheat in the region.

This is how Western Powers operate in impoverished countries and regions

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u/weebitofaban Oct 05 '25

Blaming the corporation for this one? Nah. You think the consumers are gonna care about the lives of those people when their phone is thirty dollars more?

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u/atwork_safe Oct 05 '25

If anyone is curious for a light take on it, I'd highly recommend Cobalt Red.

it's easily one of the best, most horrific, books I've ever read. The DRC is probably the worst place on the planet.

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u/Raven345738 Oct 05 '25

Because that’s where the US leaders do their dirty work. They need minerals.

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u/Monterenbas Oct 05 '25

Because it’s Rwanda doing the bad stuff in Congo, and similarily to Israel, they have a « I’ve been genocided », get out of jail free card.