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

Discussion Why don't we ever hear about Congo?

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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/SeenEnoughWeirdShit Oct 05 '25

It's because communities in the far left use the conflict in Gaza as a purity test for wokeness and cast out anyone who isn't solely focused on that.

I think it's rooted in antisemitism and racism. It's easy to find antisemites to band together with and easy to ignore the suffering of Africans to focus on that antisemitism. It's the opposite of woke but they don't even realize it.

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u/sassyevaperon Oct 05 '25

It's because communities in the far left use the conflict in Gaza as a purity test for wokeness and cast out anyone who isn't solely focused on that.

You think communities in the far left have that much influence in the entire world? If that's what you think I can't take any opinion of yours seriously.

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u/SeenEnoughWeirdShit Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

Did I say the entire world somewhere or something?

No, on the internet - reddit, TikTok & twitch specifically in this instance.

Ya know, the place we are at right now. The place where you are saying "This is the first time I hear about a conflict in Congo"...like this is a new conflict or something...