U S imperialism: Reflections from a Ukrainian mirror – The Greanville Post
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some other things. there s another intellectual frame that historians sometimes imply, and that is comparison. they look at the british empire and what it did in the countries in which it occupied the territory and ruled the people and compares it with others, for example, the belgians in africa. and the conclusion is always, you know, for all of the terrible flaws with what the british did and the violence that came with it, there was well, to coin a cliche from the past a civilising mission there which certainly was absent from the belgians in africa. i think comparing empires isjust as inane as the balance sheet. it s like saying it s ok to kick an old man in the shins because someone slapped you earlier in the day. it s not. you re basically in the problematic area of philosophy and ethnic. ..sorry, ethicaljudgment. hmm. niall ferguson, the prominent scottish historian who now resides and is an american
and ruled the people and compares it with others, for example, the belgians in africa. and the conclusion is always, you know, for all of the terrible flaws with what the british did and the violence that came with it, there was well, to coin a cliche from the past a civilising mission there which certainly was absent from the belgians in africa. i think comparing empires isjust as inane as the balance sheet. it s like saying it s ok to kick an old man in the shins because someone slapped you earlier in the day. it s not. you re basically in the problematic area of philosophy and ethnic. ..sorry, ethicaljudgment. hmm. niall ferguson, the prominent scottish historian who now resides and is an american citizen, he said, ultimately, let s not forget, the british empire shaped the modern world. it spread democracy and was significantly more benign than other empires.
well, that s because i think we ve only had the good view. i mean, we tend to. have we? we tend not to think about british empire in this country. but when we do, it tends to be quite nostalgic films about the raj or bbc documentaries about the railways presented by men of a certain age wearing red trousers, talking about the gift the british have given the indians. and we all know now, actually, they weren t a gift and, actually, the railways were built for the british, for military and economic reasons. and i think we have a very rosy view of empire, and so it s good to point out some other things. there s another intellectual frame that historians sometimes imply, and that is comparison. they look at the british empire and what it did in the countries in which it occupied the territory and ruled the people and compares it with others, for example, the belgians in africa. and the conclusion is always, you know, for all of the terrible flaws with what the british did and the violence
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