Colonial mentality

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A colonial mentality is the internalized attitude of ethnic or cultural inferiority felt by people as a result of colonization, i.e.: being colonized by another group. It corresponds with the belief that the cultural values of the colonizer are inherently superior to one's own. Postcolonial scholars have used the term "colonial mentality" to discuss the transgenerational effects of colonialism present in former colonies following decolonization. It is commonly used as an operational concept for framing ideological domination in historical colonial experiences. In psychology, colonial mentality has been used to explain instances of collective depression, anxiety, and other widespread mental-health issues in populations that have experienced colonization. Politically, resentment of foreign conquering masters and nostalgic memories of former national glory can accompany ideas like that of the Norman yoke in England, of the Tatar-Mongol yoke in Russia, or of (say) Italian or Indonesian irredentism...

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