colonialism

colonialism is the expansion, establishment and maintenance of a nations soverneighty over territory and people outside its own boundaries, often to facilitate economic domination over their resources, labor and markets. the term also refers to a set of beliefs used to legitimize or promote this system, especially the belief that the mores of the colonizers have superior ways of industrialized practices than those of the locals. advocates of colonialism argue that colonial rule benefits the colonized by developing the economic and political infrastructures necessary for moderization and democracy. colonialsm also creates a protective, big brother, saftey net for smaller countries and allowing dependency for incapable countries. there are many forms of colonialism:
settlers colonialism- involving large scale immigration, often motivated by religous, political or economic reasons.
exploitation colonialism- involving fewer colonists and focuses on acess to resources for export, typically the metropole. this includes trading posts as well as larger colonies where colonists would constitute much of the political and economic administration, but would rely on indigineous resources for labor and material. prior to the end of the slave trade and widespread abolition, when indigenous labor was unavailable, slaves were often imported to the americas, first by the spanish empire and later by the dutch, french and british.
plantation colonies- considered expolitation and powers would either utilize different territories depending on various social and economic factors as well as climate and geographic conditions.
surrogate colonialism- involves settlement project supported by colonial powers, in which most of the settlers do not come from the mainstream of the ruling power.
internal colonialism- the notion of uneven structural power between a nation state. the source of exploitation comes from within the state.

the benefits of colonialsm include:
gain of natural resources
western medicine
education
infrastructure
political participation
religous freedoms
accelerated nation building
exploration of land
revenue
trading
safety
creating new job
better agricultural methods

NO COLONIALSM MEANS NO INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION. WHATS GOOD FOR SOCIETY AS A WHOLE IS WHAT MATTERS, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL.

the cons of colonialsm are obvious and tragic:
human trafficking
exploitation of peoples, land and resources
its time consuming and expensive
slavery
brings on disease
cultural cleansing

the truth is, anytime there is major revolutionary change, people are filtered out. people die, contract disease, etc. however the foundation that the colonists are buling are ones that will solidify a better life for your children and those to come many years after. colonialism is also an investment. you reap what you sow. global economic benefit happens when investment in capital occurs, often involving not so pretty stuff, such as slavery. colonialism is also at its own pace. only through time can a nation grow. those being colonized usually arent even aware of the resources available to them, thus going to waste. western modernization is able to educate and capitalize on these precious resources. colonialism doesnt just benefit the colonizers but the colonized as well. colonialism allows for developing countries to set forth a democracy and implement practices of advanced thinking and doing.

examples of successful colonialism is so apparent today. look at the united states. america gained advance modernization piece by piece over time. the urge for expansion-although at the expense of others, such as the native americans- is in the history of the united states itself.

although the notion of colonialism is unpopular, there is no deny without it, there would be no expansion or development crucial to our way of life right now. it is unnatural for humans not to be curious and explore.

to say that colonialism has no benefit is undermining the bigger picture itself.