• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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    Colonialism is a tool of capitalist expansion and exploitation, driven by the pursuit of profit and the need to maintain the capitalist system. It results in the domination and underdevelopment of colonized territories, while reinforcing the power and wealth of the colonizers. It is an inherent feature of capitalism, driven by the need for expansion and accumulation of capital, involving the political and economic domination of a nation by a foreign power, leading to the exploitation of resources and labor in the colonized region.

    Colonies provide a source of cheap raw materials and labor, as well as new markets for the colonizer’s manufactured goods. Crucially, colonialism reinforces global inequalities and uneven development. The colonizers extract wealth from the colonies, hindering their economic growth and development, while the the population of the colonizing countries benefits from the plunder.

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      Okay so what’s neocolonialism then?

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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        Why don’t you explain what you think neocolonialism is and its relationship with regular colonialism. This ought to be good.