Colonized Decolonization

Posted on : Sat, April 20, 2024 - 10:21:45

Author : Adrija Das

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By Adrija Das, PG 1^st Year, Roll No: - 249, Department of Sociology. 

The state of the world as we see it, believe it and live in today has inadvertently put many of us in despair. The world affairs have left us wondering where humanity is heading. Is there a final destination for humanity? Did it even exist? However even with the feeling of despair so many of us struggling with, deep down we all predicted it. Injustice and oppression in today’s world is predictable. This nature of injustice and oppression is where humanity has lost unfortunately. Those who are in power and have the privilege are predictable. So why is it that we cannot stop it? Why are we unable to end persecution and a life of turmoil of others even when we know people in power manipulate and control us? There are various ways to approach the question of why are we unable to fight oppression. There is a crucial need to evaluate how we fight oppression. What are our tools that we use to fight for justice? Our tools are still not our own. It belongs to the oppressor and as Audre Lord said, “The Master’s tools will never dismantle the Master’s House.” (Lord, 2018)