this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2023
209 points (93.7% liked)

HistoryPorn

4713 readers
620 users here now

If you would like to become a mod in this community, kindly PM the mod.

Relive the Past in Jaw-Dropping Detail!

HistoryPorn is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!

Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.
  2. No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
  3. Engage in constructive discussions.
  4. Share relevant content.
  5. Follow guidelines and moderators' instructions.
  6. Use appropriate language and tone.
  7. Report violations.
  8. Foster a continuous learning environment.
  9. No genocide or atrocity denialism.

Pictures of old artifacts and museum pieces should go to History Artifacts

Illustrations and paintings should go to History Drawings

Related Communities:

Military Porn

Forgotten Weapons

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
PugJesus
[email protected]
209
Father stares at the hand and foot of his five-year-old, severed as a punishment for failing to make the daily rubber quota. Belgian Congo, 1904. (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by PugJesus to c/historyporn
NSFW 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] applebusch 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

My first thought was, if I was in that situation, I would be planning how to kill whoever did this. Makes sense them being an army would be a pretty big deterrent. I wonder if there was a guerilla resistance of some kind at the time.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Not much. The peoples of the Congo were very isolated from one another, and the Belgians put significant effort in keeping them that way. You had small uprisings, but they were generally local, and dealt with... extremely brutally.

[–] Son_of_dad 7 points 11 months ago

I'd become the fucking punisher if you did this to me. I would make sure to kill you slow and make you watch as I eat you. Being a parent makes your irrational, and I'd do irrational things to get revenge for my kids.