The concept of “lesser races” that need to be guided and brought to civilization by the white people spread on Asians, Arabs, Indians, and numerous aboriginal tribes in Australia. European countries have exploited other nations as well – they had colonies in Asia, such as Singapore, India, and Vietnam. The black people are not the only ones that this concept could be used upon. While this postulate is inherently wrong and Fanon offers a scathing critique to the concept, it helps understand the mind of a well-intentioned white colonial better, and their desire to see their expansion as a good thing, rather than an act of wanton oppression. He states that most natives are eager to be dependent on white colonials and serve them, as it helps them fulfilling a submissive need that existed in them before colonization (Fanon 62). In chapter 4, Fanon describes the dependency complex proposed by Manoni – a French psychoanalyst that tried to rationalize and justify the colonial regime in Madagascar and other places around the world.
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