The act of decolonising oneself or distancing oneself from both the coloniser and colonisation/colonialism, so far in fairly recent memory various Asian and African countries have tried decolonising themselves to varying degrees of success. Though it would make more steps to severely limit westernisation, it may not always be extreme but more than what we’re currently doing. Something like minimising the amount of Western loanwords and seeking more influence from non-Western nations are good places to start, though I feel this is more sincere if done by those whose people were colonised.
I have a desire for the Philippines to be more de-westernised big time, not just with Korean and Japanese influences but also with added Chinese, Indonesian and Vietnamese influences since I don’t like how westernised this country is. But I also think it’s possible there are others in various ex-colonies who feel similarly, I guess the goal of decolonisation is to distance oneself from the coloniser as much as possible and to ally oneself with those who aren’t that colonised. I might be wrong about this one, but even then the desire for decolonisation stems from wanting to distance oneself from the coloniser. Well, as much as they can do about it.
I do think what I do want is incredibly feasible, given the nature of diplomatic relations and the like. Due to diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Philippines, Korean influence has made its way through people’s dishes, televisions and radios. Something similar could happen big time between Vietnam and the Philippines, it might be the beginning but it’s the beginning of something interesting. At least to me, that is. Whatever means needed to decolonise oneself, whether if it’s reclaiming lost traditions and customs or allying oneself with a less westernised country, all of this is feasible to distance oneself from the coloniser.
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