Every time I mention the various chaos in Africa, many people will probably mourn their misfortune and be angry at their lack of struggle, believing that Africa is not thorough and firm enough in the struggle for national independence. It is because too many people choose to kneel down to make it happen. Those who hold this view believe that if someone can tell Africans to "stand up and not kneel" like Zhang Mazi, then everything will be fine. However, you may not have thought about the true reality of Africa - it was not that the Africans kneeled down, but that they could not stand up at all now.
Africa, which is getting farther and farther away from civilization,
First of all, we need to explain a problem. Africa cannot stand up not because they do not have the people who stand up, but that Africa does not stand up in its overall concept. We can find a problem from Africa's history. Except for the few countries along the Mediterranean , the vast majority of Africa have not formed a real conceptual country, nor even a real concept of ethnicity. Many people may not like to listen to this. They will say that this is purely a fart. There have been countries in African history, such as the Mali Empire, the Zulu Empire, etc. How can this be considered as having no concept of a country?
Here we need to explain that the so-called feudal empire formed in African history is actually a product of a Western country's distortion of concepts. They simply divided it into empires, but deliberately blurred the level of civilization. The concept of a country is also a gradual process. It does not mean that if you are given the title of an empire, then you are really a powerful centralized empire. What is the state of these so-called feudal empires in Africa? To put it bluntly, these feudal empires were engaged in feudal system . To put it bluntly, it was a group of tribal unions. Why is this happening with
? The reason is very simple. Apart from the desert areas in the northern region, the rest of the natural environment in Africa is the savanna climate and the tropical rainforest climate. The former is full of wild animals for hunting, while the latter is rich in pickable wild fruits. Wild tribes can ensure survival with extremely low productivity. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for them to enter the farming era. The so-called empire is better than a tribal alliance. This kind of tribal state has entered the feudal era, and there is no question of even a slave state.
As we all know, the formation of a country is inseparable from nationalism, and a country without its own national concept can only be regarded as a fancy air at best. Unfortunately, Africa has had such a problem in history. The excessively generous natural environment has led to a very slow development of their civilization. Of course, if Africa can have enough external civilization stimulation, then they will not be unable to develop. But the key problem is that even this stimulation is lacking. At most, in history, Islam 's spread of faith. But this not only prevents Africa from entering the feudal era, but also kicks many African tribes into the pit of the religious system, which is getting further and further away from the normal development of civilization.
The colonists came
So, Africa entered the 16th century in a mess. This year, European colonists arrived in Africa through the wind and waves. For the Europeans, such a vast land was something they had never imagined before, and then the colonization of Africa began. In this process, tribal Africans showed enough stupidity, why do you say that? Let me ask, what is the black slave trade in everyone’s concept? Did the colonists catch people one by one with swords and guns? Of course it is impossible. If the colonists do this, they will probably be exhausted, so they hired African tribes to catch people for them.
That's right, the colonists' black slave trade did not go to themselves, they hired local tribes to capture black slaves. This incident is very ironic in our eyes. After all, black people are killing each other. How can this be done? The reason is very simple, because Africa was a tribal system at that time, and it was completely normal for tribes to not deal with each other, so they did not have any psychological pressure to deal with each other.Not to mention, they used to catch people at most for blood sacrifice. Now, if they catch people, they can exchange glass beads from the colonists. Yes, glass beads, because the natives have never seen glass beads and do not know the difference between glass and diamonds, so they caught people and replaced them with glass beads.
Of course, as the colonists gradually controlled the coastline of Africa, immigrants and mixed races from the West controlled the coastline of good conditions and fertile land, and then they began to march inland Africa. In this process, the colonists did not simply trade, but began to provoke conflicts between tribes, and adopted the method of pulling one faction to fight one faction, and gradually began to control the land inland Africa. In this process, the colonists also intentionally began to differentiate the tribes. Those who were closer to the colonists could receive preferential treatment, and even weapons and some medicines. Those who resisted the colonists would naturally be suppressed and would be attacked by the pro-colonists' tribes.
Why is this happening? In fact, the reason is very simple. Many tribes are hostile. Basic national concepts do not exist. The beliefs are diverse, and they may not even be able to communicate with each other. In this case, do you think they can realize that the colonists are here to enslave them? It is obvious that they do not realize that many pro-colonists' tribes are eager to help the colonists attack other tribes, because they will benefit from this, and other tribes are not their own people, so they naturally have no hesitation when they start.
Ignorance, ignorance, ridiculous, the abnormal civilization process in Africa failed to bring nationalism to Africans. The conflicts and barriers between tribes gave colonists the opportunity to colonize at a low cost. In 1876, colonists from all over the world controlled only one-tenth of Africa, but by the beginning of the 20th century, the colonists had already controlled most of Africa's land. Of course, African colonists believe that they have brought civilization to Africans, but did the civilization brought by colonists really help Africa?
Slaved African
The colonists brought civilization to Africa, which is not wrong from a certain perspective. In order to reduce the personnel gap in the colonial management, the colonists did establish some education in the colonies, giving some black people the opportunity to read and read, and even go to higher education institutions to further their studies. In this regard, it is not wrong for the colonists to boast about bringing civilization to the Africans, at least from their own perspective, because the initial intellectuals and technicians in Africa were indeed cultivated by the colonists' educational institutions.
However, we need to notice a problem. There is no free lunch in the world. The colonists have worked so hard to colonize. Is it really to bring civilization to Africans? Of course it is impossible. The colonists are here to make money, and they will not do any loss-making business. The reason they did this is very simple. It is to brainwash Africans culturally, make Africa yearn for the life and status of colonists, and brainwash these people into "Mangosteens" who look black on the outside and white on the inside. This is the same as the so-called " Banana Man " with yellow skin and white hearts. In the final analysis, it is all to be able to control the colony with less investment.
We have said that Africa has not formed its own national concept, and the concept of family and country does not exist. This kind of cultural brainwashing naturally makes Africans kneel down. At that time, the core purpose of various educational institutions in Africa - whether formal schools or church schools established by the church was to brainwash these African students. Those who can come to school are definitely not ordinary people. They are either talented or smart, or they are a small chief, a landlord and a powerful man at home. These people are the "higher people" among Africans.Although these people are also "inferior people" in the eyes of colonists, if they can successfully brainwash these people and then use them to control the locals, will the cost of colonization drop immediately?
It is obvious that the decline in colonial costs can almost be described as rapid as most of these people who have received the education of colonists have become what the colonists expected. The colonists use dog raising to tame these people. If you are loyal to the colonists, you will be rewarded. If you are not loyal to the colonists, you will be in prison at the least, and at the worst, you will be in a life-threatening situation. Through this unique "slavery education", many black civil servants, policemen, teachers, doctors, etc. appeared in the colonies, but most of these people were loyal to France, which means that the colonists used black people to manage black people and achieved the low-cost colonization they were eager to do.
African
These black-skinned mangosteens control most of the colonies, and the colonies' army and police are even held by the Mangosteens. Do the colonists need to worry about their rebellion? The answer is not necessary, because even in Africa there are classes, and people are divided into different levels. In the eyes of most people in Africa at that time, being able to be a dog for the colonists was definitely a decent job. In order to maintain their work and prove their loyalty, those mangosteens were absolutely cruel to their compatriots. The tasks assigned by the colonists were over-competent, and the cruel methods were beyond the reach of even the colonists.
Someone may ask, with such a degree of oppression, will the African people not resist? I would like to ask, how should the African people resist? The basic functioning of society is something that the vast majority of African people cannot interfere, and those who can interfere are unwilling to provide help. Why? Think about who can do what social operations? They are soldiers, policemen, workers, doctors, teachers, civil servants, technicians, etc. in the colony. They are middle-level members of the colony society and one of the vested interests. Do you expect them to fight against themselves? The answer to
is of course impossible. It is impossible for vested interests to oppose themselves, at least most people cannot. Perhaps there are a small number of people who are worried about the country and the people, but can these people achieve any success? It’s obvious that they can’t, not because they lack enthusiasm and ability, but because they can get too little support. Not to mention that those mangosteens with black skin and white hearts will not support them, even the oppressed African civilians will not support them. The reason is even more true - people without any education and people without a sense of family and country will not know how to stand up and resist.
Many people cannot understand this truth, so I will put it simply. This is the most terrifying point in the "slavery education" of the colonists - artificially creating class and separation. One percent of the educated people basically become mangosteens, while ninety-nine percent of the civilians have not received any education. Mangosteens would not want to resist the colonists, because if the colonists left, they could not operate here independently, and they wanted to guarantee their privileges and interests.
. Uneducated civilians do not understand what a country and nation are. They only care about the things in front of them. They can still maintain three meals a day, buy things in the market, and earn a little salary. Then they are satisfied. Where can they talk about resistance?
You see, with such a simple slave education, Africans were turned into two groups, using one group to manage the other. This is a strategy that colonists are used to in Africa. Mangosteens understand how to control Africans can help colonists reduce colonial costs. And the ignorant people do not know the country and nation, so they will naturally not fight for these things. To put it bluntly, as long as the basic order of the colonies has not collapsed and the interests of these two groups in Africa have not been completely touched, they will all support the rule of the colonists.
As for those national independence fighters who really want to engage in national independence and make the country independent? The dilemma they face is very simple. Intellectuals, civil servants, military and police forces and technicians do not support them. No one likes others to destroy their vested interests, right? The ignorant people are unwilling to support them because they lack national concepts and national consciousness, and they are easily incited to the opposition of national independence. The reason is nothing more than feeling that their interests have been destroyed. Obviously, people like Lumumba and others are fighting for national independence for the sake of the general public, but in the end they were also cheering for the general public, which is very similar to the human blood buns written by Lu Xun, which are both sarcastic and absurd, right?
Conclusion
Want Africans to stand up and not kneel down. This is a very difficult thing. If a person feels it’s very comfortable to kneel down, then what are you talking about to get them up? This is the current situation in Africa. Their civilization is stagnant, and the ignorant people have kneeled from the beginning. The long-term slavery education of the colonists and the social divisions have led to Africa's long-term kneeling posture as a whole. Let me ask, in such a situation, you want to get them up in a short period of time, is this really possible?
Answer we all know that it is impossible. The so-called national independence is charity-oriented. In the end, they are all traitors controlled by the West. A few patriots died in conspiracy of Western countries. The people kneel on the ground and hope that the next government will be better, and that a great master of the sky will appear. What's the use of forcing them to stand up with a gun? When a person stands up, his heart doesn't stand up. This is one of the difficulties on the road to national independence in Africa. There is no external force to solve this problem. It can only be relied on the Africans themselves. Only when they make up for their own civilization process can Africans truly stand up. Before that, they were all kneeling.
