Dingo the Dissident

THE BLOG OF DISQUIET : Qweir Notions, an uncommonplace-book from the Armpit of Diogenes, binge-thinker jottings since 2008 .

Monday 26 October 2015

Dark Heart of Conversation

Panning for Coltan in the Eastern Congo
so that the world can have mobile phones.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes,slaves to minerals for the other comfort slaves in the so called first world Raúl

Alma Kaselis said...

Profit and consumerism.

Anonymous said...

How many men did i kill for my cell phone?Raúl

Marcus Billson said...

The logic here is a little too facile. Who is responsible for this boy's struggle and life? The West has its own horrors and crimes. What about the internecine wars and terrorism within Congo, this boy's parents, his elders, his tribal culture, his money grubbing, exploitative governments?