Explaining his decision to travel to Venezuela for the commemoration, he said: “I was in France, preparing to return to the Congo, when I received a request to record a video for this tribute. But I didn’t hesitate—I told them I wouldn’t send a video; I would go in person. Venezuela is a country that has led a struggle similar to ours. For years, its leaders have fought for their people, just as Lumumba did to liberate the Congo from colonialism. I am certain that if Lumumba were alive today, he would be a brother to Simón Bolívar, a friend to Nasser, Nkrumah, Hugo Chávez, and all those who have dedicated their lives to justice and the liberation of their peoples.”

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    Okay but every time anyone posts anything historically accurate, .world goes "lies!” ffs, they’re down to denying that h Hitler was defeated because of Russia and can’t bring themselves to write the opening line of “First They Came,” as a Lutheran pastor originally wrote it. Yes, we’re not only that unaware of history, but that propagandized.

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      Yeah, but what do you do with that? Just give up?

      You’re not going to convince everyone, but every once in a while someone will dig into it. It keeps the knowledge alive

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        Yes. I dug in! It’s the difference between hearing and listening, looking and seeing. Just noting that hundreth monkey is on their own timeline.