The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon: On Violence and Spontaneity
Red Menace
Colonization and Decolonization Dynamics
Decolonization is viewed by Bennon as a historical process marked by the encounter between colonizer and colonized within a dialectic framework. The colonizer exploits the colonized by dehumanizing them, justifying oppression and land theft. Decolonization, on the other hand, aims to transform the colonized into 'new men' with a new rhythm, language, and humanity through violent confrontation. This transformation is a shift from being dehumanized to attaining human status. Bennon emphasizes that decolonization's essence involves a bloody and violent struggle, as only through this violence can the colonized be elevated to human status.
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