Liberation Beyond Colonial Scripts

Frantz Fanon understood something most people miss about oppression. It doesn't just take your land or

freedom. It steals your mind. In The Wretched of the Earth, this Martinique

psychiatrist exposed how colonialism forces you to see yourself through your oppressor's

eyes. You become a stranger in your own skin. Fanon argued that violence built these

systems, so violence becomes the language of freedom. But here's the twist

that makes this book prophetic. He warned that kicking out colonizers means nothing if the new

leaders just copy the same corrupt playbook. Liberation isn't changing the face

in power. It's destroying the entire script. Fanon demanded the birth of a new human