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accusation

814266 — 2025-04-22 17:28:38 UTC

I think that the consumer population was the main cause of why 10,000,00 people died in the congo. The first reason is that they were buying and making the congo want to produce more. The second reason is that they knew what was happening and they did not stop it.

Evidence 1

814266 — 2025-04-22 17:39:15 UTC

"You brought this valuable commodity without any concern for its origins. As obedient supporters of capitalism, you failed to question where the rubber came from and how it was harvested."

what the consumer population is accused of

814266 — 2025-04-23 17:28:36 UTC

They are accused of killing 10,000,00. they are accused of killing cononese people because they did know the origin and keep on buying these dunlop products that had lots of Congolese rubber. Also the Dunlop company was a very popular company in the 1800s and the early 1900s that all of there rubber from the Congolese and they knew the rubber was going to be cheaper than normal.

Reasoning 1

814266 — 2025-04-23 17:36:01 UTC

This shows that they did not know where it was coming from because of capitalism and many other aspects that were contributing to how the Dunlop company was getting some much rubber. When you are buying something you should know its origin and where labor is coming from and that you are not giving money to a rich evil man.

Reasoning 2

814266 — 2025-04-25 16:03:42 UTC

This shows that the consumer population of rubber was at fault because of they were the ones that were fueling and adding on to the already horrific slavery. Also It shows that this is relating to the real world because of companies like Nike and Shein have child labor that are similar to the ones back in the congo.

814266 — 2025-04-25 16:57:54 UTC

Your huge appetite for rubber fueled the atrocities in Congo. In 1890, the Dunlop Company in Belfast, Ireland, began producing inflatable rubber tires for bicycles.

evidence 3

814266 — 2025-04-25 20:52:42 UTC

You cannot simply claim ignorance. You were well aware of the movements to abolish slavery that swept Europe and the Atlantic world. These had begun less than a century earlier. You knew exactly how far your leaders would go to make a profit.

reasoning 3

814266 — 2025-04-25 21:19:52 UTC

This shows that the consumer population was at fault because of them buying these dunlop tires and feeding king Leopold ll money. Also the Dunlop products were coming from the slavery in the congo. All of the money from the rubber would go to king Leopold which he would be making the profit.