22 September 2014
Africa in its nature of geographical landscape and
appearance can be personified with so many beautiful natural attractions around
the globe, but this continents exquisite culture seems to be fading to cultural
imperialism. The implementation of this theory was to innovate and cultivate
the mind of Africa for better economical, social and political development.
However this perception changed as this theory swept our continent of its
cultural heritage and values. It’s the
culture that distinguishes Africa from other nations and the 18th
and 19th century settlements of the British displaced the indigenous
people from their ways of life and were forced to submit to European rule, and
were later encouraged to assimilate into western culture. “The colonization of our land by
Europe and Britain also created a legacy of Afrikaner grievance and industrial
economy with a landless black peasantry that provided the captive labor force
to service it” –G.Kitson Clark(Historian). Their dogmatism made black
people feel their place was occupied with a few thousands of ruthless savages
sitting like a nightmare upon a land that would support millions of civivilised
men happily. Since this dogmatic invasion descendents of original black landowners
have died or moved away and the developers creeped in. It left scars which no
one took note of and these emotional wounds play a role in the behavior of our
black Africans which the same Europe perceives it as barbaric.
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