![]() ![]() In Marxism, the infrastructure is the economy and the superstructure is the sphere of culture and society. What does Fanon mean when he says “the infrastructure is also a superstructure” in colonialism? ![]() But unfortunately, this leads the nation in an authoritarian or dictatorial direction, similar to how things were under colonialism. As a result, the national bourgeoisie, who are elites based in cities, turn to the popular leader in order to gain the consent of the rural masses. His charisma and stories of war impress the rural masses. The popular leader is a charismatic figure, usually a veteran of the anticolonial violence. What is the role of the “popular leader” after independence? Through violence, they develop a new post-colonial consciousness. But when the colonized begin to use violence against the colonial powers, they unlearn their submissiveness. Through violence, it teaches the colonized that they are powerless. Violence is the original means by which the colonist subjugates the colonized. What is the role of violence in colonialism? The revolutionary opponent of colonialism flips this opposition: to him, the colonized is virtuous, and the colonist is evil and must be overthrown. To the colonist, the colonized are black and evil whereas the colonist is white and good. ![]() In the colonial context, it divides the world into just two classes of people: the colonized and the colonist. Describe what Manichaeism means in a colonial context. ![]()
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