The effect of this policy in the case of Africa, as Professor Andah once noted, was untold damage to the African psyche, “so much so that most Africans have come to believe as truth, the myths and lies about them as being primitive, history-less, mindless, cursed, lazy, inherently evil and corrupt, third world, underdeveloped.”

Language points:

1. psyche n. the mind; your deepest feelings and attitudes. In psychology, the psyche is the center of thought, feeling, and motivation, consciously and unconsciously directing the body’s reactions to its social and physical environment.

         e.g.  the human psyche

                Much is still not known about the long-term effects of mind-altering drugs on the human psyche. 

                His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche.

2. so much so that: to such a great degree that

            e.g. We are very busy — so much so that we won’t be able to take time off this year. 

                    It was a great project, so much so that it won first prize.

3. cursed a.

    a) having a curse on it; suffering from a curse

            e.g. The necklace was cursed.

[humorous] I think my car is cursed—it never starts when I need it.

    b) experiencing problems and unhappiness

            e.g. In recent years I’ve been cursed with worsening eyesight.

• curse n. a word or phrase that has a magic power to make sth bad happen

  e.g. under a curse

  put a curse on sb/sth

• Antonym: blessed a.

        a) [in religious language] lucky

                 e.g. Blessed are the poor.

        b) [literary] bringing you happiness, luck, or sth you need

                e.g. blessed peace/rain/silence

• be blessed with

                e.g. Fortunately we were blessed with fine weather.

 In short, today, African culture has been destroyed. More importantly, colonialism paved the way for today’s cultural globalization by leaving the colonized in a state of cultural disorientation and consequently vulnerable to continuing cultural invasion. This disorientation manifests itself in one or two extreme forms:

      1) exaggerated attachment to an often reinvented past in the name of tradition and culture; or

      2) attempts at wholesale adoption of anything and everything foreign.

Langauge points:

1. pave the way for: to create a situation in which sb will be able to do sth or sth can happen

        e.g.   This decision paved the way for changes in employment rights for women.

                This merger will revolutionize the industry and pave the way for more international alliances.

2. disorientation n. intellectual or moral confusion

        e.g.  She went through a period of shock and disorientation following her husband’s death. 

                Morris was so stunned by this that he experienced a moment of total disorientation. 

• disorientated (BrE), disoriented a.

    a) unable to recognize where you are or where you should go

            e.g. It is very easy to get lost or disorientated in a smoky atmosphere.

    b) feeling confused and unable to think clearly

            e.g. Sleep deprivation can leave people disorientated.

3. Paraphrase:  转义、转述

        More importantly, colonialism provided the necessary condition for today’s cultural globalization since it left the colonized countries unable to recognize its own cultural heritage. As a result, these countries are susceptible to long-lasting cultural invasion.