西方政權藉助宗教、政治、經濟三位一體，蠶食非洲。三位一體中，宗教在傳播福音的同時，促成部落傳統瓦解，人心離析：The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.