Mr Macron, French President, during his trip to Algeria, the ex-French department brutally colonized, stated it was better to forget about the past, to have the better view and concentrate all efforts on future. I think, with the enormous educational development in ex-colonized countries, now they have the intellectual forces enough to jack off all the colonization lies that still slyly subsist in their enslaved cultures. First, they have to recover their identity, over the one imposed by colonizers. Then, they'll be able to go for future. I consider a broad, deep rereading of their past is needed, in order to definitively free it.
What I mean, after studying the Algerian case: French stayed in charge 150 years. They had the whole time to fully influence the education system and structures stayed the same after revolution, that just thought education in terms of contents. Nowadays, when in 2015 I published a new version of Topography and General History of Algiers, based on an unique original book in Spanish, conserved in Catalunya Library, in Algerian Universities, they upset themselves a lot, harshly defending the colonial censored French version, asking me "why did I add another chapter?", absolutely unable to imagine French did censor and disfigured the Algerian History. But were they, really? You've got to accept a lot of lies, climbing any educational system. But in Algeria, it's worth, because until not long ago (things are fortunately changing), they still considered France, the brutal colonizer and looter, as the main cultural reference. The more gifted even manage to build themselves a career, explaining French' incoherence as wise fruit of a superior philosophy. Those people aren't keen to admit they had been stupidly joked by themselves, admitting lies as truths. The social result is atrocious: a general mistrust on whatever "made in Algeria", as if they could not believe Algerians were able to do anything, what they have been repeated from school since 150 years.
What do you think? Is it worth to investigate colonization times?
History can not be forgotten
But actually with the development of the world and the familiarity of peoples
The lies of colonialism will not benefit-----
This kind of adjustment is essential, as long of course if it is backed up. I would like to read this, Fred.
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