Heretics | Andrew Gold

653. The Truth About The British Empire - Oxford Prof. Nigel Biggar

Heretics | Andrew Gold

Show Notes

Nigel Biggar is one of Oxford's most eminent professors of ethics, yet he found himself at the center of a firestorm for simply suggesting that British history contains reasons for both "shame and pride."

From mass online petitions to having a major book deal canceled by junior staff who found his work "problematic," Nigel’s story is a chilling example of what happens when one man stands against the institutional machine.

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Nigel Biggar is one of Oxford's most eminent professors of ethics, yet he found himself at the center of a firestorm for simply suggesting that British history contains reasons for both "shame and pride." | | Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics

From mass online petitions to having a major book deal canceled by junior staff who found his work "problematic," Nigel’s story is a chilling example of what happens when one man stands against the institutional machine.

- Support Nigel Biggar’s work: Get his book "Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning" here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Colonialism-Moral-Reckoning-Nigel-Biggar/dp/0008511675/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

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In this episode, we dive into the facts the "elites" don't want you to know—from the global reality of empire to the suppressed truth about Britain’s leading role in abolishing slavery. Is the current wave of "self-hatred" a precondition for revolution? And what happens to a society that forgets who it is?

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Chapters:

0:00 Nigel Biggar: The Professor the Elites Tried to Silence

2:00 The "Ethics and Empire" Project that Caused a Firestorm

4:15 "OMG, Shut This Down": The Cambridge Academic's Tweet

7:15 Why Bloomsbury Cancelled a "Speechless" Manuscript

10:10 The Inflection Point: George Floyd and Systemic Racism Narratives

14:40 The Danger of Revolutions: From Stalin to the French Revolution

17:45 The Horrific Global History of Slavery (That Isn't Taught)

23:50 Facing Hostility: Nigel on the Mehdi Hassan Interview

30:10 "The Room is Not the Room": Lessons from Brett Weinstein

33:45 Why the Focus is Uniquely on British Guilt

37:40 The Truth About Ethnic Disparities: The Sewell Report

43:10 The Logic (and Illogic) of Reparations

50:15 How Christianity and Protestantism Shaped the West

56:30 A Personal Moment: Nigel on Doubt, Love, and Faith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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