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Internal colonialism: when a dominant region or group within
Internal colonialism: when a dominant region or group within a state exploits the others while maintaining the fiction of a unified polity, applied to the psyche where one drive captures decision-making apparatus and runs the whole system for its own benefit, extracting resources from every other drive to fuel its singular agenda
Why This Is a Definition
This definition establishes the precise semantic boundary of 'internal colonialism' by mapping the political concept to the psychological domain, identifying the key elements (dominant group exploiting others, maintaining fiction of unity) and showing how this structure manifests in psychological systems where one drive dominates and exploits others.