Nigel Biggar's Blog, page 49
April 1, 2023
RT by @NigelBiggar: "Human actions usually spring from several motives."
The people who have taken over @TheEconomist 's Culture section will not be able to compute that very important point by @NigelBiggar .
https://www.economist.com/letters/202...
"Human actions usually spring from several motives."
The people who have taken over @TheEconomist 's Culture section will not be able to compute that very important point by @NigelBiggar .
economist.com/letters/2023/0…
RT by @NigelBiggar: What the wokerati are culpable of is the relentless pursuit of a narrative of the history of the West that is eminently false insofar it refuses to acknowledge that we have ALREADY learned from our history, and performed sometimes even
What the wokerati are culpable of is the relentless pursuit of a narrative of the history of the West that is eminently false insofar it refuses to acknowledge that we have ALREADY learned from our history, and performed sometimes even radical changes to our way of life, institutional frameworks, and economic setup.
No word is instead spent on those parts of the human population that STILL to this day refuse to implement those changes, that STILL rely on more or less open form of slavery (eg child labor and subaltern position of women), that STILL apply internal forms of colonialism inside their national territories.
Those other people - basically everyone apart the Christian Westerner - are instead regarded with a quasi voltairean gaze, showered in constant praise for how much the noble savage is better than his allegedly corrupt and oppressive neighbour.
We have learned from our past, and we have taken action. Maybe now it's time you go and preach your sermon somewhere else.
#colonialism #empire #history
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March 31, 2023
RT by @NigelBiggar: Three Wise Monkeys presents a startling new way of viewing the entangled, often hidden, economic, political and social dynamics that informed the rise of 20th-century South Africa, often at the expense of neighbouring Mozambique.
Read
Three Wise Monkeys presents a startling new way of viewing the entangled, often hidden, economic, political and social dynamics that informed the rise of 20th-century South Africa, often at the expense of neighbouring Mozambique.
Read more: ow.ly/J6V950NwOtN
RT by @NigelBiggar: Auchinleck had ‘quality of nobility.’ @spectator. Quite right. One of our most remarkable, though misunderstood generals. Churchill said that sacking him was like felling a giant stag, or some such. He was the father of the Indian Arm
Auchinleck had ‘quality of nobility.’ @spectator. Quite right. One of our most remarkable, though misunderstood generals. Churchill said that sacking him was like felling a giant stag, or some such. He was the father of the Indian Army. He needs a new biography.
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RT by @NigelBiggar: In 1218, Genghis Khan wanted to establish a trade alliance with a neighboring ruler who didn't like him.
The ruler was Shah Muhammad II of the Khwarazmian empire.
Initially, the Shah pretended to agree...
But when Genghis sent a car
In 1218, Genghis Khan wanted to establish a trade alliance with a neighboring ruler who didn't like him.
The ruler was Shah Muhammad II of the Khwarazmian empire.
Initially, the Shah pretended to agree...
But when Genghis sent a caravan of 500 merchants to the Khwarazmian empire, a governor of one of the provinces accused them of being spies, seized their goods and had most of them executed.
Big mistake...
The Khwarazmian empire was located in Central Asia, it included present-day Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, parts of Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Trying to smooth things over, Genghis Khan sent three of his envoys to the Sha, one of them a fellow Muslim as the Shah.
He asked for the return of the caravan, and for the governor, Inalchuk, who executed the merchants to be punished.
Instead, the Shah had two of the envoys shaved and the Muslim envoy beheaded. Then he sent them back to the Khan with the head.
In response, Genghis Khan launched a massive invasion of the Khwarezmian Empire with an army of over 100,000 soldiers.
And Khwarezmian, which was one of the most powerful and prosperous states in the Islamic world, was destroyed by the invasion.
This also marked the beginning of the Mongol conquest of the Islamic States.
The Mongols pursued the fleeing Shah Muhammad II until he escaped to an Island in the Caspian sea, where he died shortly afterward, perhaps from shock.
And ss for governor Inalchuk, the Khan captured him and poured molten silver through his eyes and ears as payback for his actions.
Lesson: Over the course of your life, many times, you will have cause to turn down people or proposals that do not align with your needs.
However, it is important to not be insulting, condescending or to gloat over it.
A rejection is hard enough, but pouring salt on the wound by being condescending could have devastating consequences.
You never know when you might be dealing with a Genghis Khan.
RT by @NigelBiggar: @DouglasKMurray @jordanbpeterson @AspectsHistory @History_Reclaim @robert_lyman 'Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning' lands in Australia: https://nigelbiggar.uk/2023/03/28/voi...
@DouglasKMurray @jordanbpeterson @AspectsHistory @History_Reclaim @robert_lyman 'Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning' lands in Australia: nigelbiggar.uk/2023/03/28/vo…
[image error]RT by @NigelBiggar: Biggar’s D Tel. piece is worth rereading, not least by S. Irish nationalists. Although one might now doubt that Irexit in 1922 meant: “the Irish had surrendered their wonted power to command British attention. In this respect, independe
Biggar’s D Tel. piece is worth rereading, not least by S. Irish nationalists. Although one might now doubt that Irexit in 1922 meant: “the Irish had surrendered their wonted power to command British attention. In this respect, independence meant less practical control, not more”.
RT by @NigelBiggar: Excellent piece Nigel.
Excellent piece Nigel.
RT by @NigelBiggar: @scotlandinunion @ScotTories @These_Islands @michaelgove @profdws @KemiBadenoch @halfon4harlowMP @Alan_Cochrane @alexmassie Ukraine's tragedy shows the value of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent, which Scottish independence would t
@scotlandinunion @ScotTories @These_Islands @michaelgove @profdws @KemiBadenoch @halfon4harlowMP @Alan_Cochrane @alexmassie Ukraine's tragedy shows the value of the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent, which Scottish independence would threaten: nigelbiggar.files.wordpress.…
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