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Samuel Eto'o's Violence and the Cameroon We Choose to Become

A critical examination of public reaction to Eto'o's physical assault on an Algerian YouTuber, and the excuses Cameroonians have offered in his defence. The writer argues that as a public figure and government official, Eto'o had a civic duty he failed to uphold, and that normalizing his violence sets a dangerous precedent.