Memmi on Decolonization
Albert Memmi (1920-2020) was a Tunisian author of fiction and later of anti-colonial nonfiction. Studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, escaped from a Nazi labor camp, and in 1957 published The Colonizer and the Colonized, in which he discusses collaborators and rebels.
Odd, seemed to have missed this first time around... but thanks again for yet another rabbit hole... : ))))
"Memmi also describes how in order for these privileges to continue colonialism itself must continue this forces the colonialist to support the most conservative political party in his home country because it is the one that will maintain the status quo and actually there is a seed of fascism in this there's a danger even for the home country because the colony presents what maybe calls an alluring example of a political pattern whose difficulties are resolved by the complete servitude of the governed and wouldn't it just be every authoritarian's dream not to have to worry about people who disagree with you..."... no auto transcript punctuation, so 'let's eat grandma'.