Tommy Tainant
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How Belgium is being forced to confront the bloody legacy of King Leopold II
Protesters have called for all statues of the former imperial ruler to be removed in recognition of his massacres in the Congo.
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Even the most rabid racist shit on here cannot pretend that Leo was anything other than a monster. Its good that the Belgians are turning against him.
This is the infamous Ostend statue showing grateful Africans kneeling at the feet of the monster. Shocking stuff.