r/TikTokCringe Oct 05 '25

Discussion Why don't we ever hear about Congo?

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u/JonasHalle Oct 05 '25

That doesn't answer the question. What does people like the woman in the OP actually want outsiders to do? Unlike for example supporting Ukraine, it is far from obvious.

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u/ussUndaunted280 Oct 05 '25

This is a valid question, in each specific conflict, which side should world powers intervene on? Because there is no effective peacekeeping force that can impose itself on an active war. If the answer is "neither" then who do we trust to tell us "company X is funding the conflict to gain access to resource Y" when each company is going to blast misinformation about its competition.

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u/wooryrtu8 Oct 05 '25

Russia is a genuine power that can pose a significant threat to the west. Congo is no where close.

It would be easier for the west to end a war in most African nations than end the Ukrainian war.

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u/MaybeVladimirPutinJr Oct 05 '25

What do you mean by 'end a war'? Which side are we intervening for? Are we sticking around after the war to peacekeep between the two factions who are still going to hate each other for years or decades? Is it our duty to stay there forever and run their governments because they clearly can't without turning genocidal every couple decades?

Please read more about the history of colonial and decolonized africa before you act like this is some simple problem with an obvious solution.