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Behind the Bastards
In her book, "In the Footsteps of Colonel Kurtz", Michelle O'Wong talks to a Belgian professor named Stingers, who claims that Congolese people have no memory of Leopold's exploitation and therefore he cannot be blamed for the modern state of the Congo.
keep your head down, think small, look after yourself. These constituted the lessons of Leopold. The spirit once comprehensively crushed does not recover easily. For 75 years from 1885 to 1960, Congo'...
— Episode: The Congo After Leopold
Episode: The Congo After Leopold
In her book, "In the Footsteps of Colonel Kurtz", Michelle O'Wong talks to a Belgian professor named Stingers, who claims that Congolese people have no memory of Leopold's exploitation and therefore he cannot be blamed for the modern state of the Congo.
keep your head down, think small, look after yourself. These constituted the lessons of Leopold. The spirit once comprehensively crushed does not recover easily. For 75 years from 1885 to 1960, Congo's population had marinated in humiliation. No malevolent witch doctor could have devised a better preparation for the coming of a second great dictator.
Episode: The Congo After Leopold
The book "In the Footsteps of Colonel Kurtz" was mentioned as a source for the episode. A Belgian professor, Stingers, claimed that Congolese people didn't have any memories of Leopold's time in the Congo and therefore, Leopold couldn't be at fault for the modern state of the Congo.
It's very much like just a frat boy who like, it's like, oh she didn't remember. She didn't remember, what's the crime? Because I roofied her so I can't be at fault because she has no memory.