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If you assume that there is no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, that there are opportunities to change things, there is a possibility that you can contribute to making a better world. That’s your choice.

Noam Chomsky.

#noam chomsky #freedom #struggle for justice

The phenomena of globalisation (a modern day avatar of colonisation) is essentially an idea and effort to shape the international society in a singular manner, steer it in that direction through various means and ultimately to control it to serve the larger interests of the dominant power centres - state as well as private - of the west. Homogenised societies are easier to control than diverse cultures. It is easier to control people who believe in the same things, have similar value systems, who think alike, have similar tastes etc.. Modern science (and its offspring modern technology) and modern education are major instruments of such control to shape all societies in one single mould.

Pawan K. Gupta.

#pawan gupta #globalisation #postcolonialism #colonisation #diversity #oppression

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion […] but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.

Samuel P. Huntington, "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order".

#samuel huntington #west #imperialism #oppression

We must bear in mind that imperialism is a world system, the last stage of capitalism — and it must be defeated in a world confrontation. The strategic end of this struggle should be the destruction of imperialism. Our share, the responsibility of the exploited and underdeveloped of the world is to eliminate the foundations of imperialism: our oppressed nations, from where they extract capitals, raw materials, technicians and cheap labor, and to which they export new capitals — instruments of domination — arms and all kinds of articles; thus submerging us in an absolute dependence.

Che Guevara.

#che guevara #imperialism #capitalism

Ever since monopoly capital took over the world, it has kept the greater part of humanity in poverty, dividing all the profits among the group of the most powerful countries. The standard of living in those countries is based on the extreme poverty of our countries. To raise the living standards of the underdeveloped nations, therefore, we must fight against imperialism. And each time a country is torn away from the imperialist tree, it is not only a partial battle won against the main enemy but it also contributes to the real weakening of that enemy, and is one more step toward the final victory.

Che Guevara.

#che guevara #imperialism #capitalism #neoliberalism #inequality

Peaceful coexistence cannot be limited to the powerful countries if we want to ensure world peace. Peaceful coexistence must be exercised among all states, regardless of size, regardless of the previous historical relations that linked them, and regardless of the problems that may arise among some of them at a given moment.

Che Guevara.

#che guevara #geopolitics #justice

And the imperialists? Will they sit with their arms crossed? No! The system they practice is the cause of the evils from which we are suffering, but they will try to obscure the facts with spurious allegations, of which they are masters.

Che Guevara.

#che guevara #imperialism

The only way to solve the problems now besetting mankind is to eliminate completely the exploitation of dependent countries by developed capitalist countries, with all the consequences that this implies.

Che Guevara.

#che guevara #development #capitalism

Justice remains the tool of a few powerful interests; legal interpretations will continue to be made to suit the convenience of the oppressor powers.

Che Guevara.

#che guevara #justice #opressors

We, politely referred to as "underdeveloped," in truth are colonial, semi-colonial or dependent countries. We are countries whose economies have been distorted by imperialism, which has abnormally developed those branches of industry or agriculture needed to complement its complex economy. “Underdevelopment,” or distorted development, brings a dangerous specialization in raw materials, inherent in which is the threat of hunger for all our peoples. We, the “underdeveloped,” are also those with the single crop, the single product, the single market. A single product whose uncertain sale depends on a single market imposing and fixing conditions. That is the great formula for imperialist economic domination.

Che Guevara.

#che guevara #development #imperialism #colonialism

The walls of the educational system must come down. Education should not be a privilege, so the children of those who have money can study.

Che Guevara.

#che guevara #education #equality

The interests of the IMF represent the big international interests that today seem to be established and concentrated in Wall Street.

Che Guevara.

#che guevara #imf #wall street #neoliberalism

I rather die on my feet than live upon my knees.

Emiliano Zapata.

#emiliano zapata #resistance #freedom

The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, not the reverse.