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Global South Rejects Colonial Narratives Amid Backlash

2/24/2026

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Critics accuse the global 'rules-based order' of masking colonial exploitation, especially by the Global South.
The Global South experienced genocide and displacement under Western rule.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech praised the imperial past as moral leadership, while Black Lives Matter movements challenge these narratives.
A backlash promotes colonial revisionism that rewrites history.

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Story summary

Critics accuse the global 'rules-based order' of masking colonial exploitation, especially by the Global South.
The Global South experienced genocide and displacement under Western rule.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech praised the imperial past as moral leadership, while Black Lives Matter movements challenge these narratives.
A backlash promotes colonial revisionism that rewrites history.