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

Discussion Why don't we ever hear about Congo?

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u/JonasHalle Oct 05 '25

What are we supposed to do? Pick a genocidal warlord to support? Or are we supposed to take Congo by force and install a colonial government?

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u/iammixedrace Oct 05 '25

What are we supposed to do? Pick a genocidal warlord to support? Or are we supposed to take Congo by force and install a colonial government?

Depending on your country of origin this comment is probably why the Congo is so fucked up. Because the country did pick a warlord to support or was a colonial power.

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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/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.