Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo Ferier In thier alienation, the oppressed want at any cost to resemble the oppressors, to imitate them, to follow them.This phenomenon is especialy prevalent in the middle-class (of which Telkom employees are) oppressed who yearn to be equal to the eminent men and women of the upper class. Albert Memmi, in an exceptional analysis of the colonized mentality, refers to the contempt he felt towards the colonizer, mixed with passionate attraction towards him. Self-depreciation is another characteristic of the oppressed, which derives from their internalization of the opion the oppressors hold of them. So often do they hear that their good for nothing, know nothing and are incapable of learning anything - that they are sick, lazy, and unproductive - that in the end they become convinced of their own unfitness. The peasent feels inferior to the boss because the boss seems to be the only one who knows things and is able to run things.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 20:27:56 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015