Discourse on Colonialism is an essay by Aime Cesaire where he faults European powers for justifying colonization in the name of civilization. The author advocates for a classless society where nobody feels superior over the other. European nations introduced colonization to grab resources and amass power and influence. Western countries used violence against other nations by portraying themselves as knowledgeable and civilized. It was a mockery for the USA and its allies to celebrate the fall of Nazism while they enslaved and brutalized people of color, Arabs, and Asians.
Europeans created and rooted for moral decadence. This was done in the pretense of converting people to Christianity. Missionaries who advocated for the Christian religion never condemned their governments from brutalizing people. Western nations used civilization to persecute and exploit other nations. The author gives an example of French conquerors who celebrated raping and killing non-white people. The US and other western countries lied to people that they were bringing freedom, justice, and independence. However, their main interest was to exploit other races.
Cesaire predicts that the proletariat would rise against brutality and restore order in the world. He seems to be against capitalism. Capitalism was forced into people by western nations. Europeans destroyed anti-capitalist society to impose capitalist exploitation. The author also takes issue with white people who believe they are intelligent than non-whites. Some inventions were done in the Middle East and Africa but whites to taking the credit.
