Collaborator is external alignment for benefit. This is conscious participation in outside systems in exchange for access.
Divester is withdrawal and exit strategy. It’s not just alignment, it’s abandonment plus selective return when useful.
Tether is identity access without investment. This is a legitimacy issue, not just behavior. It’s about using proximity to extract value.
Infiltrator/Saboteur is active destabilization. This is the only category that is explicitly disruptive by design rather than opportunistic.
Proxy explains behavior without requiring intent. It captures cultural drift, normalization of dysfunction, and internal decay without needing a “villain.”
These aren’t fixed people as these are behavioral responses to the colonial structure. These are modes that anyone can shift into depending on incentives and pressure. One is left to think that if each category is a response to the colonial structure, then the real question becomes what conditions produce each response? And which ones are being rewarded?
