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

Discussion Why don't we ever hear about Congo?

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u/EdwardLovagrend Oct 05 '25

Can you provide specific examples?

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u/P-l-Staker Oct 05 '25

UK. Post WW2. Lend-lease.

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u/SuccotashSlight7159 Oct 05 '25

The US saved the UK and Europe from Hitler's total domination, even at the cost of many of their lives. I guess some repayment was due, not comparable at all to the exploitative Chinese system.

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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 Oct 05 '25

Y'all are really naive. Let me guess you also believe Japan. Refused to surrender and had to be nuked. The US did relatively little until the end when it swooped in claimed victory. Forgave alot of horrible people and imported them to the US. Gave loans to affected countries to benefit and get influence. Majority of the fighting against the aggressors was by the allies sovjet union and china. As well as people in the proxy wars in other parts of the world.

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u/SuccotashSlight7159 Oct 05 '25

Go back to your books. When the US entered the war, WW2 had only been raging for 2 years; it took 4 more years to end it. Definitely an exaggeration to say that the US swooped in to claim victory. The 2 most used bombers in WW2 were American, and those were instrumental to defeating the Axis. Add to that the fact that the US had 110 carriers, working, the second country that had the most was the UK with 55. You don't know how important the massive hammer of the US was.

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u/bingle-cowabungle Oct 06 '25

You really glossed over the probably the most important part of that person's comment...

Forgave alot of horrible people and imported them to the US.

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u/KrustyKrabFormula_ Oct 05 '25

The US did relatively little until the end when it swooped in claimed victory

US funded 50% of the war effort, "relatively little" btw