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Henry Morton Stanley

835427_1 — 2025-04-22 15:06:05 UTC

Henry Morton Stanley was a man that explored the Congo for King Leopold ll. He mistreated and forced cruel labor and attacks upon the Congolese people that were native to the area to overthrow them and take their land. He forced labor and slaughters upon them, overworked them to death, and sometimes just killed them outright. He is accused for the deaths of the 10,000,000 Congo Native people. He was the one to force attacks and kidnappings upon them, therefore making him responsible for the deaths during this time.

Evidence #1

835427_1 — 2025-04-22 19:04:08 UTC

"Without you King Leopold ll's orders would have never been carried out,"

Reasoning #1

835427_1 — 2025-04-22 21:09:53 UTC

This shows how he was most responsible for the deaths and slaughters of the Congolese people. This is because of the way took action to claim the Congo for King Leopold. He did it in a cruel and vicious way, causing the deaths of the 10 million people. The 10 million people were worked to death and abused, even when they would do things right. He would kill innocent people, and he would abuse them because they were different. They were slaves and they worked to collect rubber. They were worked to death for unfair reasons, all under Stanley's control.

Evidence #2

835427_1 — 2025-04-22 21:13:16 UTC

"It was you who was responcible for the brutal attacks, kidnappings, forced labor, and slaughter of the 10,000,000,"

Reasoning #2

835427_1 — 2025-04-23 14:32:28 UTC

This shows how it was him that killed the 10 million people. This was due to the fact that he only cared about looking good in his reputation and having power. He wanted to rule the people of the Congo and have the fame and power that he would get from forcing the attacks and slaughter. These slaughtering, forced labor, kidnappings, and brutal attacks were the reason that the people were killed on their land. This relates back to him being responsible because these attacks and labors were the reason the people died. He drove them, so he is responsible.

Evidence #3

835427_1 — 2025-04-23 14:36:19 UTC

"You wanted to look good for the pictures... You seemed to care more about writing your book than you did even your friends,"

Reasoning #3

835427_1 — 2025-04-23 14:40:13 UTC

This explains how he just wanted fame and power, and he never cared about anyone else. He didn't care that he was killing 10,000,000 people. He is selfish for the power and fame and it drove his greed into killing all of those people. He thought that killing people gave him power. This is part of the reason why he is most responsible for the slaughters of the Congo people killed. This connects back because it shows how he had shown no care for the people he was forcing labor on to, he just cared about looking good and powerful.

Accusation

835427_1 — 2025-04-23 14:50:44 UTC

Henry Morton Stanley is accused for being the most responsible for the 10,000,000 killed people. This is due to the fact that he was in charge of overthrowing the Congolese people that were native to the land. You did it in a way that was brutal and cruel. You were the one that forced the attacks, kidnappings, and slaughters and labor upon them. You abused the natives, worked them to death, and sometimes just killed them. You are brutal and cruel. You are responsible for the 10 million people killed because you drove these things that killed them. Sure, you came for King Leopold ll, but you are the one that killed them.

Evidence #4

835427_1 — 2025-04-23 15:02:53 UTC

"From the very beginning of your time in Africa, you kidnapped and abused African tribesmen. You did this because you thought that you were better than them. When they refused to take your mistreatment, you beat them, worked them to death, or outright killed them,"

The Native Congolese People

835427_1 — 2025-04-23 15:04:58 UTC

Reasoning #4

835427_1 — 2025-04-23 15:09:02 UTC

This explains how from the very start of when Stanley arrived at the Congo, he immediately mistreated and abused the African Tribesmen. This was due to the fact that you thought you were better than him and that you thought you had more power. You worked them to death, abused them, and killed them. This led to him continuously killing them, and this added up to the 10 million people killed by his orders and his actions to overthrow and take their land.

The Condo Free State

835427_1 — 2025-04-23 15:10:17 UTC

Henry Morton Stanley

835427_1 — 2025-04-23 21:05:53 UTC

Congo Free State

835427_1 — 2025-04-23 21:07:39 UTC