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The residents of Congo were enslaved. They were forced to collect rubber from rubber trees, maybe at gunpoint. If they tried to escape, they were found and had their hands cut off then taken back to do their work.

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“Nevertheless, you should have fought harder, and because you didn’t, your country is still suffering the consequences today.” - From article

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“While you were the victims of colonial atrocities, you allowed those crimes to be committed.” - From article

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“Many of you brave people fought back, but Europeans had superior technology and used it to keep you enslaved.” - From article

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The people of the Congo did try to fight against the crimes being committed, but they did not fight hard enough as they should have so people of the country still suffer consequences of their actions many years ago.

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The people of the Congo were being hurt everyday, and the people who weren’t stood by and watched instead of helping, and let the terrible crimes get committed.

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Citizens of the Congo were fighting back, but they did not do a well enough job even knowing that the Europeans had good technology.

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The Congo people were basically slaves for King Leopold, and collected rubber for his benefits, and had their hands cut off if they tried to escape. Despite this, they should've faught harder for their right of freedom, and in the end if they had all teamed up they probably could have beaten the King because he was only one person. They could've used the rubber to their advantage and start making weapons when they were alone.