Why is colonialism anti-human to the colonized people?

The theory of meritorious service in colonial aggression is a fallacy that turns right from wrong and a typical robber logic. It can be considered from the following aspects:

(1) In the colonial history of colonialists, the manifestations of colonialism are different in different historical periods. In the early days of capitalism, the manifestations of colonialism were mostly naked violence, such as armed occupation, pirate plunder, evil slave trade and overseas immigration. In the stage of free capitalism, the manifestations of colonialism have changed to some extent, mainly through the form of trade, turning underdeveloped countries, nationalities and regions into their own commodity dumping markets, raw material plundering places and sources of cheap labor and mercenaries.

after entering the imperialist stage, in addition to continuing to adopt the above-mentioned various means, capital export has also become the main form for colonialists to exploit these countries, nationalities and regions. Colonists control the political and economic lifeline of colonial or semi-colonial countries through political loans. Western colonial rule has greatly promoted the development of western liberal capitalism.

It can be said that colonialism and capitalism are intrinsically linked. Exploitation and enslavement of colonies or semi-colonies, that is, colonization of other countries, is a necessary condition for the survival and development of capitalism.

(2) Of course, we also admit that after the western colonial forces ruled a colony or semi-colony, in order to maximize the benefits, they must transform the colony or semi-colony according to their appearance and intention. In this process, they will inevitably spread capitalist civilization to these countries and regions, for example, introducing some capitalist production methods, management experience and science and technology into these colonial or semi-colonial countries and regions.

for another example, the foreign bourgeoisie also set up some modern industries and facilities in order to dump goods and plunder raw materials, safeguard the rights and interests of aggression and meet the needs of reproduction. Undoubtedly, these will objectively have a certain positive impact on the development of these countries and regions. As Marx pointed out, colonialists acted as an unconscious tool of history to some extent.

(3) However, the positive role of colonial rule must not be over-exaggerated, and as mentioned above, colonialists should not be regarded as angels spreading civilization, sages leading history and saviors. Because, more essentially, the fundamental purpose of colonialists' colonial rule is never to turn these countries and regions into capitalist countries, nor to allow these countries and regions to truly embark on modernization, or even to turn them from their own economies to their own economic competitors.

Not to mention all kinds of heinous atrocities committed by colonialists in these countries and regions during colonial plunder, such as seizing a large amount of wealth through war reparations, investment profits and fraudulent trade, etc., just by forcing these countries to conclude various treaties, they have obtained various political, economic, diplomatic and military privileges, which are like huge ropes that bind the oppressed nations to death.

This has stifled the vitality and vigor of the new politics and economy of these ethnic groups and shamelessly deprived these countries and regions of their right to survival and development. Therefore, the essence of colonialism is that capital imperialism occupies, enslaves and exploits weak nations, countries and backward areas through military conquest, political control, economic plunder and cultural infiltration, and turns them into colonies or semi-colonies attached to itself. This nature is bound to bring disaster to weak ethnic groups, countries and backward areas.

(4) No matter from the subjective motive or objective effect, colonial rule has not really modernized the weak nations, countries and backward areas. The subjective purpose of colonialists coming to China, as criticized by Marx, is "driven by extremely despicable interests", and it is by no means to bring modern civilization to China and help China develop.