Word: colonialist
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...many ways reminiscent of Phillippe De Broca's anti-war fable "The King of Hearts." But while DeBroca's film represented an attack on the absurdity of war and the modern world in general, "Black and White in Color" functions not only as a broad anti-war and anti-colonialist allegory, but also as a devastating, blackly humorous indictment of early 20th century European--particularly French--culture and politics. Writer-director Jean-Jacques Annaud has an unnerving eye for both the humor and pathos in the situations he portrays, and the result is both entertaining and thought-provoking...
Javits' argument is increasingly accepted. The canal, too narrow for the largest aircraft carriers and supertankers, is no longer the maritime lifeline it once was. On the contrary, it is widely regarded in Latin America as an anachronistic relic of the colonialist era-and an easy target for nationalist violence...
...only replaced colonialism. After independence, most of our nationalists or revolutionary Ivaders became reactionary. Independence became a means to their ends. The decolonization of Africa is replaced by neocolonialization. Although the countries remained independent by name, the economies of all the countries is still controlled and regulated by the colonialist masters. Our political parties have no well-defined programs. Most of our leaders have become thoughtless and unwholesome. Our politicians are more of salesmen than statesmen. Much wealth accumulates in the hands of a few while a majority of the people decay with misery and poverty. The intellectual elite that...
...Rhodesia the government has arranged for the emmigration of white Rhodesians to Bolivia. This mass population movement amounts to a government-approved and financed exportation of racism to South America. White Rhodesians have been sold Indian lands and resources to ensure the "progress and development" of the South American colonialist governments...
...Moorer, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; he worried last week that U.S. interests might be placed "in severe jeopardy" some day by the development of a "Torrijos-Castro-Moscow axis." Another retired admiral, former Chief of Naval Operations Elmo Zumwalt, called the canal a "colonialist anachronism" and praised the treaties as "an important step" in assuring U.S. access to the waterway...