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“Our daily lives are powered by a human and environmental catastrophe in the Congo.”
― Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
― Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
“Now you understand how people like us work?”
“I believe so.”
“Tell me.”
“You work in horrible conditions and—”
“No! We work in our graves.”
― Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
“I believe so.”
“Tell me.”
“You work in horrible conditions and—”
“No! We work in our graves.”
― Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
“Nothing looks the same after a trip to the Congo. The world back home no longer makes sense. It is difficult to reconcile how it even inhabits the same planet. Neatly arranged mountains of vegetables at grocery stores seem vulgar. Bright lights and flushing toilets seem like sorcery. Clean air and water feel like a crime. The markers of wealth and consumption appear violent.”
― Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
― Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
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