Fanon Colonial Wars

In the reading Fanon addressed issues of psychological distress brought on by the affects of war. The most interesting element I found was near the conclusion where Fanon (212-225) addressed how scientists concluded that Africans lacked a specific element in the brain. Through scientific research it concluded that because of this deficiency, the Africans were more prone to violence and animalistic instincts and essentially needed the colonizers to control their urges. I found that astounding that that conclusion could be made in modernity even with the medical practises that can prove the opposite this "truth". The medical personnel proposed this to perpetuate the need to colonize and justified their oppressive nature to the colonized.