Current Events > A massacre might be taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo today

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Sativa_Rose
12/31/17 1:16:24 AM
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There have been protests planned all across the country today (December 31st) calling for elections. Elections were supposed to happen a year ago, and President Joseph Kabila's second term was supposed to end, but the government canceled the elections (claiming they weren't ready basically) and now Joseph Kabila has just continued on as President.

Kabila is basically a kleptocrat who steals all the country's money to pay off his cronies. He's only barely holding onto power and throwing everything he can at making sure that he remains in office.

Last year, at least 40 people were killed by the country's military when protests broke out. These protests are possibly going to be much larger.

In response to the protests, the government of the DRC completely shut down the internet and the SMS system across the country last night (apparently they have the ability to do this). Tanks and soldiers have been reported to be taking up positions in strategic locations where the protesters will likely be congregating.

Jason Stearns is an expert on the country who has been working on humanitarian stuff there for years, he has been tweeting about the situation

https://twitter.com/jasonkstearns/status/947281717345292288
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Zikten
12/31/17 1:18:17 AM
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I wonder if CNN will cover this. or if they can't stop talking about Trump for 2 seconds
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Duncanwii
12/31/17 1:30:07 AM
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Zikten posted...
I wonder if CNN will cover this. or if they can't stop talking about Trump for 2 seconds

Only because Trump would do this too if he thought he could get away with it.
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Doe
12/31/17 1:56:04 AM
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Zikten posted...
I wonder if CNN will cover this. or if they can't stop talking about Trump for 2 seconds

There wasn't any lasting coverage of Myanmar so I don't see why this would be different

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MorbidFaithless
12/31/17 1:58:43 AM
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We're on the same path. I wonder if anyone will care about us? We don't deserve it anyway.
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Doe
12/31/17 2:01:54 AM
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MorbidFaithless posted...
We're on the same path. I wonder if anyone will care about us? We don't deserve it anyway.

The US is a fundamentally much more stable than a place like Congo. If something like this happened in the US then Europe would be burning down at the same time.
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glitteringfairy
12/31/17 2:03:52 AM
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War in the Congo eh. Guess it's about that time
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chrono625
12/31/17 2:13:53 AM
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Duncanwii posted...
Zikten posted...
I wonder if CNN will cover this. or if they can't stop talking about Trump for 2 seconds

Only because Trump would do this too if he thought he could get away with it.

MorbidFaithless posted...
We're on the same path. I wonder if anyone will care about us? We don't deserve it anyway.


Two chicken littles here.
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MorbidFaithless
12/31/17 2:24:19 AM
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Sorry for being concerned about the clear and present danger my country faces.
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chrono625
12/31/17 2:25:42 AM
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MorbidFaithless posted...
Sorry for being concerned about the clear and present danger my country faces.


Which country is that?
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NadYobWoc
12/31/17 2:26:22 AM
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Doe posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
We're on the same path. I wonder if anyone will care about us? We don't deserve it anyway.

The US is a fundamentally much more stable than a place like Congo. If something like this happened in the US then Europe would be burning down at the same time.

This is naive.
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Muffinz0rz
12/31/17 2:27:16 AM
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Zikten posted...
I wonder if CNN will cover this. or if they can't stop talking about Trump for 2 seconds

I'm glad we made it all of one post before bringing up Trump
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Zikten
12/31/17 2:28:21 AM
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NadYobWoc posted...
Doe posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
We're on the same path. I wonder if anyone will care about us? We don't deserve it anyway.

The US is a fundamentally much more stable than a place like Congo. If something like this happened in the US then Europe would be burning down at the same time.

This is naive.

alot would have to change in society for this to happen in America. and if it did happen, it would spark a civil war
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MorbidFaithless
12/31/17 2:30:00 AM
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chrono625 posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
Sorry for being concerned about the clear and present danger my country faces.


Which country is that?

United States
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chrono625
12/31/17 2:33:00 AM
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MorbidFaithless posted...
chrono625 posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
Sorry for being concerned about the clear and present danger my country faces.


Which country is that?

United States


Lol you think this situation is going to happen in the US?

Again, chicken little.
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Doe
12/31/17 2:34:14 AM
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NadYobWoc posted...
Doe posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
We're on the same path. I wonder if anyone will care about us? We don't deserve it anyway.

The US is a fundamentally much more stable than a place like Congo. If something like this happened in the US then Europe would be burning down at the same time.

This is naive.

Not at all. Believing that anything close to Congo could happen in the United States demonstrates vast ignorance of the foundations of American politics and government.
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MorbidFaithless
12/31/17 2:42:16 AM
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Doe posted...
NadYobWoc posted...
Doe posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
We're on the same path. I wonder if anyone will care about us? We don't deserve it anyway.

The US is a fundamentally much more stable than a place like Congo. If something like this happened in the US then Europe would be burning down at the same time.

This is naive.

Not at all. Believing that anything close to Congo could happen in the United States demonstrates vast ignorance of the foundations of American politics and government.

And why are you so certain of that? The dismantling of the government has already begun. Completely unqualified people appointed to positions that they routinely subvert for their own goals. Hundreds of vacant government positions. It's this sort of consolidation of power that allows a president to take control. Without someone crossing every T and dotting every I, there is less oversight and accountability. That's only the beginning.
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NadYobWoc
12/31/17 2:45:36 AM
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Doe posted...
NadYobWoc posted...
Doe posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
We're on the same path. I wonder if anyone will care about us? We don't deserve it anyway.

The US is a fundamentally much more stable than a place like Congo. If something like this happened in the US then Europe would be burning down at the same time.

This is naive.

Not at all. Believing that anything close to Congo could happen in the United States demonstrates vast ignorance of the foundations of American politics and government.

You're taking a lot of thing for granted and making a lot of assumptions. A very basic examination of history makes it clear how dangerous your mindset is.
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FLUFFYGERM
12/31/17 2:56:05 AM
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This could never happen in America because of the 2nd amendment.
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kislev
12/31/17 3:12:54 AM
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Zikten posted...
I wonder if CNN will cover this. or if they can't stop talking about Trump for 2 seconds


Cnn doesn't care about human sufferinly all they care about is making Trump look bad
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Sativa_Rose
12/31/17 4:34:30 AM
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I saw this pic on twitter. The people are patiently staring down the soldiers with their arms crossed.

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CADE FOSTER
12/31/17 4:36:43 AM
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kislev posted...
Zikten posted...
I wonder if CNN will cover this. or if they can't stop talking about Trump for 2 seconds


Cnn doesn't care about human sufferinly all they care about is making Trump look bad

lol joke post Trump does that himself with every tweet
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Sativa_Rose
12/31/17 8:57:18 AM
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"only" three have been killed so far thankfully. There are also reports that some of the soldiers might be hired mercenaries from neighboring Uganda and Rwanda because of the language they are speaking. Not surprised, Kabila is having to rely on hiring all sorts of shady groups to try to stay in power.
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Kitt
12/31/17 9:08:58 AM
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shockthemonkey posted...
Thanks for being our newsman about this, TC. Sorry that everyone turned this into a stupid Trump argument.

For real. There should be a whole social about him at this point so people can keep that shit in there.
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frozenshock
12/31/17 9:10:10 AM
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The govt will massacre their own people and there's not one thing anyone will do about it
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Irony
12/31/17 9:17:01 AM
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Are there any places with Democratic Republic in the name that aren't fascist shitholes full of massacres?
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frozenshock
12/31/17 9:19:25 AM
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Irony posted...
Are there any places with Democratic Republic in the name that aren't fascist shitholes full of massacres?


Or People's republic. Or Islamic republic.

Or really the word republic with just about any adjective.
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daftpunk_mk5
12/31/17 9:20:50 AM
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MorbidFaithless posted...
chrono625 posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
Sorry for being concerned about the clear and present danger my country faces.


Which country is that?

United States


Did you cry when Hilary lost?
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Mal_Fet
12/31/17 9:26:34 AM
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daftpunk_mk5 posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
chrono625 posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
Sorry for being concerned about the clear and present danger my country faces.


Which country is that?

United States


Did you cry when Hilary lost?

He probably did.
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Eat More Beef
12/31/17 9:32:44 AM
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Mal_Fet posted...
daftpunk_mk5 posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
chrono625 posted...
MorbidFaithless posted...
Sorry for being concerned about the clear and present danger my country faces.


Which country is that?

United States


Did you cry when Hilary lost?

He probably did.


Can't all of you stick to the topic at hand? Like get your hate/love boners for trump out of this topic.

On topic, I have a high school friend who's been doing humanitarian work in Uganda for years and they said all this stuff in the Congo is starting to have a ripple effect where she's at.
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do_ob_tpkillr
12/31/17 9:34:03 AM
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frozenshock posted...
Irony posted...
Are there any places with Democratic Republic in the name that aren't fascist shitholes full of massacres?


Or People's republic. Or Islamic republic.

Or really the word republic with just about any adjective.


China
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Irony
12/31/17 9:39:27 AM
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China just recently stopped murdering households for having more than one kid.
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frozenshock
12/31/17 9:41:42 AM
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Irony posted...
China just recently stopped murdering households for having more than one kid.


Progress
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Sativa_Rose
12/31/17 10:27:01 PM
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Well the new death toll is now 7 protesters and 1 policeman killed. It's like 4 AM there now, but the protests might continue tomorrow.

Here are a few pics I found

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