The Neocolonial Magic: Global Dominance, Media Collusion, and the Betrayal of the Working Class Neocolonialism, the covert continuation of colonial power through economic, political, and cultural means, took hold after World War II (1945–1975) via Bretton Woods institutions, corporate expansion, and Cold War interventions. The rise of East and Southeast Asia was framed as a capitalist triumph, masking dependency, while media outlets like Time and BBC portrayed Western actions as altruistic. Post-USSR (1991–2021), neoliberalism, led by Reagan and Thatcher, entrenched global inequalities through globalization, with media amplifying its inevitability. Meanwhile, deindustrialization and wage stagnation devastated the Western working class, yet resistance faltered due to weakened unions, co-opted politics, and pervasive media collusion. This essay explores neocolonialism’s roots, its persistence, the neoliberal torch, and why resistance failed, emphasizing media’s role in legitimi...