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  • Essay / Rudyard Kipling's View on Imperialism - 998

    Kipling suggests: “Take the white man's burden of veiling the threat of terror and controlling the expression of pride…of seeking profit of others and to work for others. win." More precisely, Kipling expresses that treating the natives as slaves, despite the intentions, will only lead the natives to no longer trust and hate the imperialist. The Journal of African Economies states: "Africa knows a high prevalence of civil wars and this is generally attributed to the ethnic diversity of its countries…Ethnic identities and hatred are therefore seen as the cause of violent conflicts” (Sambanis 3 The separation of cultures, whether religious). or politics, creates unnecessary conflicts, which Kipling, a defender of stability, opposes. For example, when the imperialists divided the African nations among themselves, they did not care about the principles of the natives. This therefore guarantees conflict. between the indigenous people of Africa In 1998, Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume exclaimed: “All conflict is about difference; whether the difference is race, religion or nationality. The difference essentially results in conflict that breeds distrust in those involved. Kipling understood this and proposed that peace arises from the unity of the world as