It was really amusing to see this Italian masterpiece, The Battle of Algiers (1966). It depicts, in an unbiased and quite an accurate manner, the independence struggle of the Algerian people against French Colonialism. Same French, who were proudly and passionately involved in the anti-Nazi resistance movement during the 40s were brutally suppressing the resistance of the Algerian people in the 50s. Sometimes, I wonder if the Westerners started screaming about the human rights just because the lands occupied by them had slipped from their hands and they didn’t want to allow anyone else. They’ve developed new methods of economic colonialism and imperialism. When the rest of the world reaches at this level, they would start condemning this form of imperialism as well and proceed on to other innovative methods, that’s for sure.
In the end, it all boils down to one eternal, absolute and realistic principle of existence: “Might is Right!” – It’s the mighty who scribes down the laws and the weak and the meek are supposed to follow them willy nilly. Morality and Human Rights are pretty little farce to make them to fall in line. But only when they decide to utilize their human spirit and react in the language of the oppressor, is the oppressor forced to act upon justice.
Posted by Umer Latif 
