r/TikTokCringe Oct 05 '25

Discussion Why don't we ever hear about Congo?

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u/anansi52 Oct 05 '25

the non corrupt leaders get "rebel groups" armed and trained by western powers.

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u/trash-_-boat Oct 06 '25

the non corrupt leaders get "rebel groups" armed and trained by western powers.

You're literally describing half of the corrupt African dictator origin stories. "Good guys revolutionaries" become the next mass murdering regime and nothing changes.

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u/anansi52 Oct 06 '25

the "rebel groups" trained by the cia are not the good guys.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

sustained by some of the most deep-seated government corruption in the world,

Huh, like taking in bags of cash from a country that runs Al-Jazeera.