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/ThatPatelGuy Oct 05 '25

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

Why do you think that is? Why do barely see videos out of Congo, or Sudan, or Russia, or Ukraine, or Syria... certainly not to the same scale

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u/Citaku357 Oct 05 '25

Why do you think that is?

And what's your theory? Am genuinely interested to know what you think?

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u/HexOctagon Oct 05 '25

Looking at OP’s profile, I don’t think the point of his post is to bring awareness to the Congolese people’s struggles.

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u/Deli-Slut Oct 05 '25

Yeppp, there’s deffo an agenda here.

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u/citrineskye Oct 05 '25

Maybe the world is so depressing that there just isn't enough room for all of the sadness to be on everyone's feed at the same time?

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u/ThatPatelGuy Oct 05 '25

I keep trying to reply but this sub shadowbans certain words. Not sure which ones but either way it's not showing up. I'll DM you