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Frantz Fanon's Views On Imperialism In America

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Should people be allowed to immigrate? This multifaceted question exemplifies the contemporary news cycle. Hence, it raises the question regarding the rise of such highly debated and opposing views on such a matter. The theories of Karl Marx and subsequently, Frantz Fanon can be applied to such a perplexing phenomena to gain a more comprehensive understanding. It is empirically provable that people have migrated for thousands of years, however the matter has become immensely contested in the contemporary political and social sphere. Political happening such as Brexit and the immigration ban imposed on religious and ethnic minorities in the United States undoubtedly exemplify the political climate regarding immigrants and immigration. The climate …show more content…

However, Marx addresses this matter and provides some basis in which we can understand the manifestation of such prejudices in society. Marx’s theories regarding of imperialism are of vital importance to our understanding of the issue of immigration today. In his article titled “On Imperialism in India” Marx addresses the matter of imperialism in the context India and quotes “Sir Stamford Raffles, the English Governor of Java” for his description of the effects of the ‘Dutch East India Company’ which states …show more content…

Marx presents a more practical understanding of immigration, whereas Fanon's theories are more abstract and deals with matters in a more poetic and sentimental way. Fanon theory regarding Black and White relations is exemplified in his theories regarding colonization. In Fanon’s chapter titled “The lived Experience of a Black Man” Fanon addresses the issue of race and mainly, the condition of Black men in a white Society. According to Fanon; “In the white world, the man of color encounters difficulties in elaborating his body schema. The image of one’s body is solely negating. It’s an image in the third person. All around the body reigns an atmosphere of certain uncertainty” (Fanon 89). This notion of people of color is eerily similar to the relation between the migrant, who in recent times is usually a person of colors, and the people who resided in the place of

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