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The Ghost in Your Phone (Throwback)

2024/4/25
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德国基督教民主联盟主席，2025年德国总理候选人，长期从事金融政策和法律工作。
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George Zangola Talagsa
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Ramona Austin
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Siddharth Kara
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旁白：本节目讲述了刚果钴矿开采的残酷现实，矿工们在极其恶劣的条件下工作，他们的生活贫困，而钴却流入发达国家的电子产品中。这种现状反映了发达国家对非洲资源的掠夺和对当地人民苦难的漠视，也揭示了科技进步与人权、环境之间的矛盾。 Siddharth Kara：我在刚果亲眼目睹了钴矿开采的残酷现实，数千矿工在危险的条件下工作，日薪微薄，他们的生活环境恶劣，健康面临严重威胁。这种现状是现代奴隶制度的体现。 Adam Hochschild：从19世纪末的‘争夺非洲’开始，欧洲国家就对非洲资源进行掠夺，比利时国王利奥波德二世对刚果的殖民统治就是一个典型的例子。利奥波德二世通过‘刚果自由邦’对刚果进行残酷的统治，强迫当地人民进行橡胶采集，造成大量人员伤亡。 Ramona Austin：William Henry Shepard作为一名黑人传教士，在刚果记录了利奥波德二世的暴行，并用照片记录了刚果文化的美丽。他的记录为揭露利奥波德二世的暴行提供了重要的证据。 George Zangola Talagsa：Patrice Lumumba 领导刚果独立运动，他希望刚果的资源能够造福刚果人民，但他最终被暗杀，刚果的资源继续被西方国家控制。Lumumba 的经历反映了非洲国家在争取独立和主权方面面临的巨大挑战。

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