(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #225 - Neocolonialism: Globalization, the highest stage of colonization (fr)

Globalization entails the gradual recovery of the world by the ultra-liberal economic 
model and requires the free reign of the former colonial countries. Far from being over, 
the colonial system is thereby renewed and widespread. ---- " Colonialism is a system of 
frenzied exploitation of huge masses of people, which has its origin in the violence and 
only sustained by violence . " Thus Aim? C?saire described the colonial reality. Racism 
is one of the forms in which this reality. Colonization is operating for the benefit of 
metropolitan industrial companies, natural resources of the colony through infrastructure 
exclusively for the production and export of colonial goods, railways, mines, plantations 
and colonial ports ... The mechanism implies that the colony remains only producer of raw 
materials, without processing industries, economically dependent.

Since the collapse, in the 1960s, the colonial system, including through the uprising of 
colonized peoples, independence remain theoretical, mostly implemented by the former 
authorities, in collaboration with their local allies. In fact, according to the logic 
ultra-liberal governments of these countries are only subcontractors colonial rule. 
Globalization is about the gradual recovery of the world by the liberal economic model, 
with the tools of governance institutions such as the IMF, WTO and the World Bank. The 
influence of rich countries on poor countries is even heavier than before.

Political domination, economic and military

The colonial mechanism can be summarized in three characteristics: political domination, 
economic and military, with racism as a common denominator. Politically and 
diplomatically, the influence of the French government on the political leaders of African 
states is exercised through networks of influence, including more effective go through 
intelligence provided by the embassies. Foccart Gaullist networks and Pasqua and 
Mitterrand chose African heads of state, organized coups and assassination of those who 
refused orders from Paris. These networks politico-military mafia is still active, the 
Fran?afrique uninhibited speech Sarkozy in Dakar to a certain "gauchafrique" after the new 
political French.

The racist dimension of globalization

Economically, the amounts paid by the French government under the ODA goal is to create 
markets for French companies (Bouygues, Bollor?, Areva, Total, BNP, etc.).. France remains 
the leading supplier and customer first in Africa. In the "backyard", French companies 
dominate the economy. Privatizations (water, electricity, telephone) only increase the grip.

Militarily, since independence, defense agreements were signed with France and give the 
former colonial right to intervene in the African country signatory "for its internal and 
external defense." France has bases in Africa that allow it to perform military 
operations: Operation Turquoise and complicity in genocide in Rwanda, Force Licorne in 
C?te d'Ivoire. Currently in Mali, France uses the Islamist threat as an excuse. France 
also form the framework of the armed forces and gendarmerie its African partners.

Globalization as an instrument of domination used systemic racism, as in the colonial era. 
Western nationals and sometimes the descendants of early settlers continue to maintain 
their dominance and influence economic policy in the South. In the context of 
ultra-liberalism, whites no longer need the administrations of cities to plunder and 
exploit statist. The cultural imperialism of the West imposes undivided increasingly 
destroying livelihoods and local cultures. It is also expressed through the Francophonie, 
club heads of state funded pro-French Paris.

Pretexts progressive

The ideological dimension, hyperactivated by the theory of the clash of civilizations is 
pervasive and racist stereotypes continue to belittle people and represent South Africans 
and Muslims as barbarians. Moral pretexts for military intervention yesterday (bring 
democracy, progress, health, "civilization" ...) are combined with new (rights of women, 
minorities, humanitarian ...). In the name of universalism, we continue to excuse some 
progressive values ??to assert the moral superiority of the West.

Colonization is a violent domination which progresses over time by the fait accompli, 
control over land and a people until his enslavement and destruction, physical or 
cultural, in order to establish the hegemony of the Western model. Today, with 
globalization, this model dominates the planet.

Globalization is a new form of colonization, which, far from being resolved, continues his 
"work" on a planet far westernized capitalist rule.

It is politically important to define and face including right-wing activists who claim 
responsibility ideological internationalism in the advent of globalization.

Gisele Felhendler and Nico Pasadena (commission racist)

8th week of February 16 to colonial March 3, 2013

Palestine, Kurdistan, Western Sahara, Ealeam Tamil Fran?afrique, neocolonialism, 
imperialism, Kanaky, DOM, undocumented, discrimination and racism in postcolonial France, 
colonialism is far belong to the past. For its eighth edition, this week continues to 
colonial knowledge colonial situations modern and resistances which are organized and 
developed. Events will take place from Tuesday, February 5 to Sunday March 3.

Note to Paris and Ile-de-France: living anticolonial 16 and 17 February at the 
Bellevilloise in the 20th arrondissement of Paris which participate Alternative 
libertarian February 18th, a public meeting hosted by Libertarian Alternative on " racism 
and work "space Louise Michel, 42b rue des Cascades in the 20th arrondissement of Paris 
from 19h, the concert and support Zep Bouamama currently on trial for having the insolence 
March 1st wandering the Word Montreuil and large walk-colonial and anti-racist who leave 
Saturday, March 2 Metro Barbes at 14h.

* All information and the full program for France are available on the website of the 8th 
edition: www.anticolonial.net .

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