Message-ID: <009ACE28.08B2F2C0.128@bigvax.alfred.edu> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 15:49:35 EDT From: mailto:walkerw@BIGVAX.ALFRED.EDU> Subject: Re: Colonialism To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
>> David Johnson writes:
>> => "There has never, in history, been a former colony which has
>> => risen from the third world to take its place among the developed nations
Here are the possibilities
1. former colony --> third world 2. former colony --> developed nation 3. never a colony --> third world 4. never a colony --> developed nation
The hypothesis is that number 1 is always the case. People are citing examples of number 2 to refute the hypothesis. How about some discussion of numbers 3 and 4.....that way it will appear that we are trying to understand rather than blame or defend.
And we can add some more possibilities.
5. former colonial power --> third world 6. former colonial power --> developed nation 7. former colonists --> third world 8. former colonists --> developed nation
--WJW