The lack of tomatoes in UK supermarkets is a little disconcerting when you’re used to eating what you want, whenever you want. Thanks to global supply chains, Brits have become accustomed to eating avocados in the depths of winter and spinach at the height of summer. Now, as supermarkets ration cucumbers and bell peppers, our salad days may be over.
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"Never mind a world that can't see past brutality": Leopold of Belgium killed 15 million Congolese people in 23 years of his rule in Congo by promising a humanitarian & philanthropic mission that would improve lives of Africans, thats how narrative is set
Belgian King Leopold II set out for the Congo and declared it his territory while physically intimidating the indigenous people of the Congo (Kongo). He proclaimed his property to be the people and the land, and he quickly turned the land into a money-making enterprise for himself and his throne.