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

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. SPONSORS: Go to https://boncharge.com  and use code HERETICS to save 15%. Go to https://surfshark.com/heretics for 4 extra months of Surfshark  Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code andrewgold at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/andrewgold   Check Plaud UK: https://bit.ly/40Gzdh1  | US: https://bit.ly/475MQKe Notepro: https://bit.ly/479tWSR Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics  Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/  Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics  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   - Follow him here: https://x.com/NigelBiggar  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? #NigelBiggar #BritishEmpire #CancelCulture #Oxford #FreeSpeech #History #Heretics #AndrewGold #Colonialism Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com  Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates  Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok   Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics 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