
Discourse on Colonialism - Aimé Césaire
Red Menace
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The Relationship Between Humanity and Colonialism
Allison Allison: Cesar argues that colonialism, not only destroys humanity, but also represents a risk of the future of nationhood itself. He compares European colonialism to the Roman Empire and says it should bring fear to modern day colonizers. Colonization has unleashed forces which now threaten Europe itself, he writes. The West has never been further from being able to live a true humanism, she adds.
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