Colonialism; YAY OR NAY

To conclude I shall not rebutt any information but only bring in some new info. Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over territory and people outside its own boundaries, often to facilitate economic domination over their resources, labour, 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 colonizer are superior to those of the colonized. Advocates of colonialism argue that colonial rule benefits the colonized by developing the economic and political infrastructure necessary for modernization and democracy. They point to such former colonies as the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore as examples of post-colonial success. These nations do not, however, represent the normal course of colonialism in that they are either settler societies, or trade post cities. Dependency theorists such as Andre Gunder Frank, on the other hand, argue that colonialism actually leads to the net transfer of wealth from the colonized to the colonizer, and inhibits successful economic development. Critics of colonialism such as Frantz Fanon and Aime Cesaire argue that colonialism does political, psychological, and moral damage to the colonized as well. More critically, Indian writer and political activist Arundhati Roy said that debating the pros and cons of colonialism/imperialism "is a bit like debating the pros and cons of rape". Critics of the alleged abuses of economic and political advantages accruing to developed nations via globalised capitalism have referred to them as neocolonialism, and see them as a continuation of the domination and exploitation of ex-colonial countries, merely utilizing different means. To conclude, Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be. Mohandas K. Gandhi I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any. I refuse to live in other people's houses as an interloper, a beggar or a slave. Mohandas K. Gandhi A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace. Kwame Nkrumah These 3 quotes do not support the idea of colonialism (which has torn apart lives and religions nation by nation). Do we have to exceed our boundaries to make others crack apart into smithereens? Colonialism and exploration are both beyond terrible. Why do we have to break into another forest because we tore apart our own? Is it really their fault that plagues and diseases are going around; no but it is 100% ours. People may say that we received diseases from the people that we conquered but would we have received them if we hadn't come here? Today resources are valuable but we would have had an abundance if we had not come to the countries. Today, one of the burdens that drive our society is global warming and pollution; studies show that Canada would be the cleanest country in the world if we had not intruded into the aboriginal society. So we come to a conclusion where fire meets fire: It was our fault that we are not living in the best society we could! Thank You--