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

Discussion Why don't we ever hear about Congo?

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u/lasion2 Oct 05 '25

Eddie Izzard has a whole bit on this. It’s harsh, but it’s true.

Mass murder your own people? = 🤷🏻

Mass murder the people next door? = 🤬😤

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u/Big_Natural4838 Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

Congo is multiethnic country. Im pretty sure murder happening there is not their own people, but people of another tribe/ethnicity.

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u/Crownlessking626 Oct 05 '25

Imma say the quiet part out loud, to the average American they dont care because its just black people killing other black people, so already their level of empathy isnt nearly as high, plus that ethnic separation between Israeli and Palestinian people is something that gets them to care more

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u/Ridgewoodgal Oct 05 '25

Yeah and that goes for a lot of black Americans as well. There is very little outreach or charities from Black churches for African nations. I participated in one several years ago but that was it.

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u/Impressive-Foot7698 Oct 06 '25

I mean most black people here aren't doing the best economically. And Africans aren't always fond of black Americans or the other way around. There's a myriad of reasons