The Pendulum Swing of Power

In many instances history has taught us that violence is a necessary tool for freedom and decolonization. We usually reap what we sow and the violence that the oppressed endure is always a reaction to the violence we are met with. Within systems of systemic oppression there’s a lot of silent suffering that builds up over time and after your cup runs over you explode because reach your breaking point. In these systems you are not mentally or socially free. Oftentimes what makes these systems oppressive is the utter disregard for cultural values by the colonizer or the oppressor. The settler mentality is one that exalts itself over the native and many different negative traits take root which create ego maniacs. Within this delusion the idea of subjugation seems righteous within the settlers eyes and its only a matter of time before he or she has a crisis of conscience like the one that Bartolomew de las Casas experienced in Santo Domingo. I think that liberation can be achieved without human domination but it will take some form of checks and balances in order for us to stop ourselves from being consumed with the lust for power. Africa has had many successful Queendoms and Kingdoms prior to the Berlin Conference which was an invasion of European powers enforced through legalism. I think that an acknowledgment of these atrocities is a good step towards decolonization.