Britons themselves remember their empire extremely fondly, far more positively than those in countries subjugated by the crown.
by Alan Macleod | October 25, 2021
Despite a number of embarrassing political events over the past number of years, Great Britain still likes to regard itself as a forward-thinking, world-leading country and a force for good. Surveys show that the United Kingdom retains a great deal of positive sentiment around the world.
And despite the savagery of the era, Britons themselves remember their empire extremely fondly, far more positively than those in countries subjugated by the crown. In 2014, a poll by YouGov found that 59% of the public considered the country's empire something to be proud of, with only 19% thinking it was a shameful episode in British history. Perhaps more startling is the fact that more than three times as many Britons believed that their colonies were better off than worse off under their control.
These numbers have begun to change, with the rise of new histories and new political movements, such as Black Lives Matter, that have challenged the jingoistic consensus.
One historian whose work has done a great deal to shatter the myths of empire is Mark Curtis, who joins Alan MacLeod on the Mintcast today. Mark Curtis is a historian and journalist, the co-founder of Declassified UK, an investigative news website dedicated to scrutinizing the powerful.
Described by veteran journalist and filmmaker John Pilger as Britain's greatest modern historian, Curtis has published a number of groundbreaking books. Among them are "Web of Deceit: Britain's Real Role in the World," which exposes the fallacy that Britain is a force for democracy and human rights; "Unpeople: Britain's Secret Human Rights Abuses," which catalogs the country's imperial crimes up to the present; and "Secret Affairs: Britain’s Collusion with Radical Islam," which explores how the United Kingdom has supported radical and jihadist forces in the Middle East in order to topple secular, independent-minded governments.
Please go to Mint Press News to read more and listen to this discussion.
One historian whose work has done a great deal to shatter the myths of empire is Mark Curtis, who joins Alan MacLeod on the Mintcast today. Mark Curtis is a historian and journalist, the co-founder of Declassified UK, an investigative news website dedicated to scrutinizing the powerful.
Described by veteran journalist and filmmaker John Pilger as Britain's greatest modern historian, Curtis has published a number of groundbreaking books. Among them are "Web of Deceit: Britain's Real Role in the World," which exposes the fallacy that Britain is a force for democracy and human rights; "Unpeople: Britain's Secret Human Rights Abuses," which catalogs the country's imperial crimes up to the present; and "Secret Affairs: Britain’s Collusion with Radical Islam," which explores how the United Kingdom has supported radical and jihadist forces in the Middle East in order to topple secular, independent-minded governments.
Please go to Mint Press News to read more and listen to this discussion.
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The aggressive non-stop drive in Britain to Covid inject the entire population including ongoing booster injections being led by psychopaths like Booster Boris and Tony Blair (sexually abused and raped as a child) to create two-tiered societies. Here we have Booster Boris, Tony Blair and Hillary Clinton pushing Covid injections on the population and we're supposed to simply roll our sleeves up and take a jab? Since when is another man given the authority to tell, force or coerce another human being to take a medical procedure? This is a degradation of human dignity by these psychopathic "elite" and much of it is based out of the UK.
Sajid Javid 'leaning towards' mandatory Covid jab for NHS staff
More British intrigue throughout the decades not covered by the historian Mark Curtis:
Pilgrims Society
The aggressive non-stop drive in Britain to Covid inject the entire population including ongoing booster injections being led by psychopaths like Booster Boris and Tony Blair (sexually abused and raped as a child) to create two-tiered societies. Here we have Booster Boris, Tony Blair and Hillary Clinton pushing Covid injections on the population and we're supposed to simply roll our sleeves up and take a jab? Since when is another man given the authority to tell, force or coerce another human being to take a medical procedure? This is a degradation of human dignity by these psychopathic "elite" and much of it is based out of the UK.
Sajid Javid 'leaning towards' mandatory Covid jab for NHS staff
More British intrigue throughout the decades not covered by the historian Mark Curtis:
Pilgrims Society
The British working with the Francophonie:
The British MI6 and Israeli Mossad's consummate skills in the dark arts.
The application of assassination techniques for political and geopolitical advantage:
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