Go to ground.news/triggernometry to see through media bias and get the full story. Use our link to save 40% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan this month. JOIN our Locals community to hear *Rafe* answer audience questions: triggernometry.locals.com/ 00:00 Trailer 00:40 They’re teaching a corrupted, politicised version of history 04:00 Seek out actual historical sources 05:05 Rafe debunks some HUGE myths 07:39 Why the British Empire was great 11:00 The revolution has already happened 12:41 We made ourselves poorer to end slavery 13:24 These facts made students’ jaws drop 16:29 The long march through the institutions 19:18 Bezmenov’s 4 stages for taking over a society 20:22 SPONSOR: Ground News 21:24 The genius of the West 24:54 Guilt is a Western concept 26:01 Protestantism led to literacy and individualism 27:17 Industrialisation was not driven by slavery 29:51 African Americans now are better off for being descended from slaves 33:29 Generational trauma 34:50 How should people process past wrongs? 35:50 Other good things the British Empire did 37:13 We are being gaslit 37:49 Communism’s youth appeal 39:18 The different species of Marxism 41:04 We’re having our history rewritten 43:10 SPONSOR: Mint Mobile 44:25 The impact of immigration 45:48 Extremism among young British muslims 49:34 The Danish solution 50:32 ‘White British’ will soon be an ethnic minority within Britain 51:15 Minorities are being used for political ends 51:57 Is there hope for the future? 54:09 Why are so-called historians lying like this? 56:52 What’s the one thing we’re not talking about?
As Konstantine mentioned in passing, affluence and prosperity are indeed components of the countercultural movements that are plaguing our institutions of higher learning and every other corner of our Anglosphere at the moment. In the post-war period since 1945, the industrialized world has experienced an economic boom the likes of which are unprecedented in human history. I believe that most of us who were born into this age of abundance and convenience were, like most generations before, genetically preordained to a life of struggle for survival, but instead we were treated to a steady diet of pop tarts and foppish televised cartoons. In short, we were pacified and pampered by an effortless environment of ease and comfort. We were spoiled rotten. Yet, weren't we genetically predisposed to struggle and fight for survival? Our media heroes were fed to us as characters who fought against heavy odds for a moral cause. Superman's motto was to ...."fight for right, and the American way". We grew up coddled and acculturated to a mostly peaceful and prosperous existence, but it was in our genes to fight for a moral cause against evil forces. We needed a cause. Today, the fertile minds of kids are planted by their teachers, their surrogate parents, with the seeds of invented causes to fight and struggle against: institutional racism, global warming, rampant male heirarchy, systemic sexism, gender dysphoria, global warming, Israeli war mongering, transgender discrimination, homophobia, and so on. These arguably nonexistent or over-hyped causes, are just what the doctor ordered to fulfill the pampered generations' primordial need for struggle. We've created in our kids a "Promethius Syndrome". That's what we're seeing unleashed in the affluent societies of our post-war world. Without a real existential threat to our survival, like a war, we will continue to see these frivolous countercultural movements explode on our campuses and in our streets. This is why it is so important to listen to Rafe when he advocates the proper teaching of accurate and balanced history as an antidote to postmodern wokeism. 👍🐻🇺🇲🇬🇧
I’m from Gibraltar and we are extremely proud to be British. My history education is very different from my English wife. We were taught about the British Empire and how it shaped the world. Did it screw things up? Sure it did. But it did better out of the rest of the European Colonisers. People today cannot get through their skulls that we live in one of the best societies in the world, thanks to the British Empire. They are just too caught up in the woke bullshit that is breaking down the fabric of democracy and freedom, through narcissistic virtue signalling and puritanical propaganda. This is why you cannot talk to these jackasses. It’s easy to catch them out because they don’t want to admit that their warped view of our society’s history is exaggerated. KK and Francis get it. They both have roots outside of the West and know the alternative. This mind virus needs to end.
Why are more Muslims radicalized? it isn't radicalized. Their Quran says Jesus will come at the end and kill the antichrist at al-Quds (Jerusalem) and everyone will be Muslim. The Hadiths say not only that, but Jesus wll give the Jews and christians an ultimatum to join Islam or die. They wont stop after Jews and Christians. They'll go after the Buddhists, the agnostics, atheists, LGBTQ. Their religion necessitates the conquest of Jerusalem and the world.
A Polish Indian , a Venezuelan, and a Russian Jew are more patriotic about Britain than the average Brit ! (Yes I know that's a loose description !) Very interesting.
@@davidlamb7524I am from the Third World and I love Britain and Europe and Japan etc .. People have no idea how screwed up the Third World is. 😂 But we are constantly taught to hate the West and blame the West, but it is all lies. Always remember, people who hate Western civilization (not "Western" Governments) tend to be the biggest scumbags and exploiters of people.
There are families in Cambodia and China whose lives were flipped upside down by communism. Aristocratic and middle class families, reduced to being peasant farmers, and that has had an immediate impact on the next generation who aren't able to seek any kind of compensation. I met a very smart, English speaking Chinese woman and I complimented her on how natural her accent was and asked about her background. Her mother had come from a wealthy family in Shanghai. During the Cultural Revolution she was sent to the countryside and there she stayed, eventually getting married. When she had her daughter, she encouraged her to work as hard as possible and she did. She studied under a blanket in a house with no heating and eventually got a place at a prestigious university. She didn't cry under her blanket and ask for money. It's embarrassing to see people, 8 generations removed from slavery, living in privileged conditions that 60% of the world can only dream of, demanding compensation. But they know this. They know it's nonsense and just want some money.
I often meet a man during my dog walks. He's 90 now and he tells me the story of his grandfather who was shot by the communists in China for being a landowner. His family fled and he spent much of his life in the US (why he can communicate with me) and now in Taiwan. It's always interesting to listen to someone with a direct link to these things.
And the irony is that they can't show any correlation between having an enslaved ancestor and lack of opportunity in the present day. They can't explain why the majority of impoverished communities are white, either.
Also, today kids are being taught that being unscrupulous is no bad thing because being that way is White people's 'karma' & shaming little kids into apologising for all sorts of absurdities @@ninjaproofreader8289
I'm from Mexico, and while I admire the good qualities and ingenuity of the Aztecs and Mayans, I thank God I grew up in post-colonial Mexico. I wouldn't want to be sacrificed for rain. I'm also thankful I grew up in the era of Pax-Americana when standards of living have never been higher in the history of our species.
Man I love Mexico, and think the Mayas and Aztecs were fascinating. I also know that the Aztecs, especially, had the most fantastically metal society of horrors. Very clean and lawful but absolutely addicted to violence and massacre.
@@NightsideOfParadise😂😂😂😂 You’re actually thinking you know better than the person born and living in Mexico???? 😂😂😂😂 You’re truly a puny god living in the decrepit tent of worship dedicated to yourself! 😂😂😂😂😂
Just left university but completely rejected all the woke ideology that was fed to me and other uni students over the past 3 years, lost friends over it but i'm standing firm. We should be proud of our history, if Britain never had the empire we did someone else would have, it was a dog eat dog world.
If you are English/british you should be proud of your history. But not for the reason this so-called historian is trying to feed you. I get that the woke mob in university made you feel some type of way about your heritage. I get it. But there's a right way, and there's a wrong way, and just because you're angry at the left doesn't mean that the way this man talks about history is the right way You should be careful about "standing firm" about your beliefs because a lot of unscrupulous people will take advantage of that and try to manipulate you and make it seem like they are on your side for their own intrests
Standing firm in his beliefs is exactly what he should do. Especially if they are good ones like being a productive member of society who isn’t crying about things that may or not have happened to a long dead ancestor. The way history is being told at the moment is shocking with the constant hanging of guilt on a country or people’s over things long past. As far as I am aware the dead don’t talk and they have never asked for money.
Do you mean the information here is gas lighting or do you mean the west is being gas light be other sectors? (You should be specific or people will bend your words)
Me born in third world and now immigrated to first world in last decade ... want people born in west realise ... how awesome they are and how awesome their ancestor were .... I mean dont get me wrong I love my Sikh Heritage and I am a practicing Sikh and I am well aware of Anglo-Sikh History of wars and brutality ... but there is so much achievement and advancement western civilization has provided that has now become a platform for people like me to propel my life and the world around me to new heights ... Also people all over the world don't want west to demean themselves, they adore west, they want to visit and live in west and create a better life without destroying west's character, and also help their home country to build systems like these, We really want west to hang onto the values of fair go and capitalism.
Thank you. We are an island of many colours, cultures and religions. We are not responsible for the sins of our forefathers and it is past time that we gave up this unnecessary guilt.
Thank you for this. And the Sikhs' contribution is very much appreciated. It is interesting how the young of the West are so self-hating and believers that any non-western culture is better, yet tell us that there must be moral and cultural relativism. And, as you point out, so many outside the west want to come and make better lives here.
@@notyourordinarygran .........and therein lies the problem - " We are an island of many colours".............JUST REMEMBER - If you slowly add brown paint to white you will end up with many shades of brown and NO WHITE.
I know this is off-topic, but this guy reminds me of the actor: Sebastian Cabot. Especially in that episode of the original Twilight Zone: It's a Nice Place To Visit......."Heaven????...hu-hu-hu.......What makes you think this heaven; THIS the OTHER PLACE!!!! "😂😂😂😂
Its just so ridiculously dishonest. Imagine claiming that a university level history degree wouldn't explain the structure of the trans atlantic slave trade. Spoiler, it does. I mean it's literally in the first couple of sentences in the wiki article that slaves were bought from African slave traders. Of course sometimes they would just cut out the middle man and kidnap people outright, but this was less common. To suggest history student dont know this is farcical.
@@ab-hx8qe awwww. Your primitive little brain just can’t help itself with the tribalism can it sport. lol emotional much? He’s fat as a house. A walking food addict and hypocritical. Use your own head if you are able.
I'm Irish and have far more respect and far more in common with a proud Englishman than I do an invertebrate Englishman who denounces his ancestors out of fear of standing up for himself.
A quarter of your population is made up of illegal immigrants. I’m actually quite pleased to see your country crumbling from the inside all while you criticize other countries from a morally superior position. You reap what you sow…
My son of 23 yrs studies history to become a collegeteacher in central Europe. He says: all his collegues are communists, and proud of it. They change the truth of history with a sense of entitlement...
@@JCKeternitatis history has always been changed by whoever is in power. We don’t know what we think we know. I’m not in favor of this of course- but it’s not like it a novel human behavior. Humans lie and are opportunistic. We are evolved primates. Behavior is only understood appropriately in that context.
It's should be a crime to teach false history to students. Society puts an element of trust in educators that they are teaching objective facts. Not cherry picking or spinning a narrative that suits their personal world view
He is your stereotypical grifter blaming symptoms on symptoms while also claiming that going after actual causes is bad because it will upset his boat.
@@glennmoreland6457 why is that? are there no big corporations, financial institutions, big industries behind so called wokeness? If they are why are people like him wasting time on symptoms? Is it because he simply dislikes message of wokeness? Would changing the message to anti-wokeness fix the problem which is corporate and financial capture of western systems fix the problem? The anwser is no... the problem would simply be masked and western states would continue do the bidding of gates, bezos, zuckerberg etc... msm outlets would still be owned by handful of people whose goal is to push whatever narrative they see fit for their intrests.
@@gdr189what was he lying about and where is your proof?! Any time you want to pit your theory against Rafe's RESEARCH LED KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECT I'll pay to watch the show!
Utterly fascinating. Rafe is a national treasure, him and Douglas are on the front lines of the historical battle for the reputation and survival of Great Britain at this point. I'm enthralled by his explanation of what makes the west unique compared to other cultures with the ban on cousin marriage and the development of the nuclear family. He's an invaluable fountain of knowledge. Great show lads 🎉
Oh yeh, Douglas Murray will be remembered alright. Remembered for writing lowbrow bargain-basement books meant to titillate low-iq members of society with clash of civilisations guff lol Bet you’re another one of these cretins who think Israel can do wrong also lol
@OurBeautifulEngland. That is very fair comment. I am a Leftie. 90 years old and an orphan - in that my historic political home has disappeared. But I have not changed. My whole family were Labour - including grandparents and neighbours. Our ideal was the Attlee government of 1945. We loved our country deeply without feeling guilty. Our political opponents were Russian Communism (always trying to infiltrate our ranks) , Naziism, and unfettered, rampant Capitalism. We were traditionalist in religion and social values. That is to say, moderate in all things and proud of it. ( Nowadays I would be happy in Sweden). I don’t know whether we can use the word “socialist “any more. It has been dragged through the mud. Today, we are facing worse enemies than we have ever known . Ignorance being the worst (intensely cultivated by the powerful as always, but aided by the terrifying psychology of commercial advertising). We have a thousand TV. Channels - meanwhile public libraries are being closed because they are too costly. As for Academia , it has betrayed the people -ignored its historic trust and purpose. Aided the indoctrination. Meanwhile it has also joined this new Capitalism by issuing worthless degrees to the new generation of public servants. As a result we citizens are finding incompetence everywhere. The latest blow is a profound and widespread cultural division :the introduction of in-comers who have no experience or understanding of civic affairs. That special dimension of civic responsibility as a matter of duty and personal honour which was created in the West. For the in-comers the only true loyalty is family, clan and religion. I’m still a Leftie (to me that means Moderate). . Supporting the ideal of public ownership of nationwide services. Hating poverty, ignorance, cruelty , exploitation and lies. When my generation’s memories are gone - what ? I can’t help remembering that dreadful image “ ……… where ignorant armies clash by night “ ?
@ my whole family have historically been labour, with lots of family members working within the NHS etc. I definitely take your point on Sweden! Unfortunately Sweden have learnt the hard way with mass and illegal immigration, importing cultures that undeniably clash with their own. I hope all those Scandinavian countries can pull it back. I think the whole left/right topic has become one of the main issues, because the lines have been blurred and people with good values have been smeared with incorrect labels. I’m sure you’d also be appalled at some of the behaviour coming from people saying they are on the left, too. In fact, I’d say ‘right wing’ marches have put lefties to shame recently. If your definition of left is what left is, then most of the supposed right wing people I know would fit too. We all care about our country, the people that live here and want to look after our country, and about maintaining a good culture with strong, familiar values to pave the way for our kids. Honestly, I don’t know how anyone could bring a child into this world, living in this country right now. It’s scary. Thanks for the well thought out message!
*Rafe martials the English language and sends it into battle. History has been my passion since before he was born. But if sheer genius is demonstrated by agreeing with me on every point, then Rafe Heydel-Mankoo is a genius! Congratulations you chaps.*
Saying everything Left is communism is as silly as saying everything Right is Nazism. He lost me when he went in that direction. If you want to be taken seriously, pretending an industrialized Western society is heading toward communism discredits you. He even pointed out how Marx expected communism in industrialized societies and it instead took hold in agrarian ones. And now almost all of those communist societies are gone. I think it is very destructive to tear down tradition and culture and family but calling it communism is not helpful.
As Rafe says, academia has always skewed left but now it’s overwhelmingly so and it’s affecting people’s ability to identify good or bad history. The UK’s young are being taught that their own country is the worst, most inhumane ex-Empire to ever exist and that any good there is contributed by slaves or migrants.
History is neither right or wrong. Actions taken may be deemed as right or wrong through a clouded lens of the viewer. The vilification of colonization has become an almost haute couture of sorts. The phenomenon can be illustrated by the example of a person complaining about the stink of the garbage truck going by while they are illegally dumping garbage in a vacant lot.
@@ddz1375 There is badly taught history which is bad history. Think of Maoist teachings. However, your metaphor about the case against colonialism is apt.
@@thiccactus They passed that law in 1968...so "is wrong" might be the general opinion of the present. "was wrong" is a whole nother thing...and you're missing "the plot.
This is hilarious. The nazis they fought were Westerners but the clowns in the video are arguing the west (Which these people never explain exactly what countries are included in it) has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of
I HAVE OFTEN HAD THE SAME THOUGHT - INDEED WHEN CHURCHILL REALISED THAT THE UK HAD LOST ITS EMPIRE HE WAS APPROACHING DEATH AND WAS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID WHY DID WE EVEN BOTHER TO FIGHT THE WAR ? IT WASNT WORTH IT
Yes they would - they didn't want to be called a coward by their Governments and have the women hand them feathers. Soldiers don't fight for their children or country they fight because they have been brainwashed into fighting someone else's fight. Men are brainwashed to go and fight the elites wars and be proud of it. Mugs.
Absolutely brilliant ! Thank you for the most intelligent, cultured interview I have seen since years ! We need to have Rafe educate the public everywhere !! Thank you to Triggernometry for inviting him !
Fascinating cultural comparisons. Rafe expertly (with knowledge and skill) describes how cultural differences came to be - and why it matters. I particularly enjoyed both the use of Joseph Henrich's theories and the development of Protestantism to explain the reasons why notions of liberty and individualism became so prevalent in 'the West'. This was a thoroughly enjoyable, interesting and informative watch. Many thanks!
Very interesting conversation, thank you 🇬🇧🕊️! Great Britain gave the world the greatest number of inventions. You have an amazing culture and traditions, unique architecture, in my honest but subjective opinion, the best literature… and yet are being severely gaslighted by many. I wish the British to regain the freedom of speech, the opportunity to have open and honest discussions on all topics, without ideologising them and without being labelled. I wish you regain the glory and pride of your ancestors. Much love from Ukraine 🇺🇦
He's like an Indian Thomas sowell! Spits facts and doesn't back down from activists. I'm a Muslim of Pakistani heritage born and raised in the USA. I love this country and would fight to defend it if need be. Many within the West are taking it for granted and that's why Europe has been crumbling.
👏👏👏 Thank you so much for inviting Rafe Heydel-Mankoo to your show guys. True knowledge of facts is absolutely crucial to our defence of our unique western culture. Rafe is a true guiding star and certainly one of our bravest warriors.
My grand parents fought in ww2 my nan was a land girl , my grandads uncle fought in ww1 and ww2 was offered promotion but said no because he wants to fight alongside his men. But now me a hard worker is called a racist in my own country.
We Yanks fought a bloody war to gain independence from the British Empire, but we kept all the best institutions of Britain, improved on some, and "ran them ourselves". Two and a half centuries later, there are no closer allies and friends than the US and the UK. The Brits think we're crazy in many respects and vice versa. But there's no greater love among nations than the one that binds our two slightly different but cohesive societies so tightly together. It's a shame that both of our distinct but complementary cultures are currently under assault from forces that seek to destroy the historical pillars of Anglo-Western Civilization that have contributed so much prosperity and human flourishing to the world. We both face the destructive forces of undiminishing illegal immigration which packs with it cultural and moral idioms that are proving antithetical to our own. In the US, in stark contrast with previous waves of legal immigration, mostly from Judeo-Christian Europe, this newer crop of immigrants has refused to assimilate into our societies and to adopt our unique political and cultural traditions as integrating new Brits or Americans. The US and UK are also both being emotionally hamstrung by the post-modernist revolutions raging through our institutions of education, commerce, and governance. We seem gob smacked by this intellectual invasion from both without and within, immobilized from reacting appropriately, very much like the proverbial deer which is suddenly caught in the headlights of an onrushing vehicle. It's a big problem, and as Rafe makes clear, it starts with the education of our future generations. Really scares the spit out of me!
Great comment, sums up the hard problem both of our countries face. I reluctantly have come to the conclusion that a return to basics and 'natural justice' is the only solution...
The myth of a special relationship was born out of the UK's declining power, as Thatcher coined the term to hitch her nation onto the US. That's why she pushed hard to set up London as a financial hub for the Anglosphere, and then promoted Globalisation with Reagan. Her hope was this strategy would enable the UK to ride off the back of US manufacturing while grafting as much as they could through Financial services.
I’ve had the pleasure of visiting England many times. Being sikh in the United States I have many British Sikh friends and everyone of them is very proud to be British and hold onto their tradition. They want the best economically politically and socially for the UK and are open minded and progressive in their thinking.
The cousin-marriage theory or posit was utterly fascinating. I lived in Italy. Rafe is right. I wonder who practices cousin marriage in the UK these days …..?
The "Biodiversity Chick" website does a great job of showing how the Catholic Church forbidding cousin marriage and the Germanic Manorial System led to the "Hajnal Line" and the rise of the West.
65% of Pakistanis marry first cousins who are off spring of first cousin marriages ........ resulting in high risk of birth defects ... & lowering of intelligence over time ... Momus Najmi writer , podcast ... & David Starkey Talks .speak about this problem .....!
No reason for the British to feel ashamed of their culture... For those of us living where democracy and just governance have taken root have the British to thank for them.
@@elliskaranikolaou2550 Greeks didn't export their democracy... It was British political and societal thought combined with hundreds of years of governance evolution, from feudal absolute rulers to Parliamentary democracy that ultimately gave the world the most stable and just system of governance ever established worldwide... And not a Greek to be found in any of it!
@@elliskaranikolaou2550 The word is Greek... The institution of democracy and its establishment worldwide are British. If we'd followed Plato on this we'd all be living under autocracies.
@@howlsatdesertmoon9840 Wrong again. The Romans adopted Greek Democracy and in fact the Roman Republic was a democracy. Its government consisted of the Senate and four assemblies: the Comitia Curiata, the Comitia Centuriata, the Concilium Plebis, and the Comitia Tributa. The ideas of democracy spread through Europe through this force. Roman law became the backbone of most European nations laws. Even British Common law was based on Roman law that the Normans brought to England in 1066.
@@T1000-s6lI taught for 15 years, I was regularly having to explain the based discussions we had about geopolitics and similar because I was teaching them how to think and critically evaluate their own views, some find that 'offensive' because they have been told that is the name for the feeling they get of cognitive dissonance.
I'm British and I know my history is awesome. But I wasn't born into a socio-economic status I couldn't earn for myself. There seems to be a pattern between woke Marxist beliefs and socio-economic status...
It seems to me that Marxist beliefs are most common/popular in the middle class. I was born (quite literally) on a council estate; rated as the roughest in England during the 80s and 90s (Stanhope Estate, Ashford, Kent), I lived there until my early 20s, I then joined the army and saw how the rest of the country lived. My upbringing has me very confident in saying that I despise Marxism. I despise Communists and Communism. I'm not a huge fan of Socialism or its proponents. No one on the estate I grew up on had anything. There were four cars across an estate of 800 houses. The closest telephone was the phone box near the shops. Hardly anyone could afford their own. It made me cringe when Starmer talked about being poor because his Sky TV was cut off for a month or two. Then it made me angry. I know poor, real poor, not what passes for it now (I got my first part-time job at 11 to help feed my sisters; I earned £5 a week and that made a difference for my mum. I left school at 14 to work full-time delivering second-hand furniture; I was the drivers assistant or, as we said back then, drivers mate. I was carrying washing machines, fridge freezers, wardrobes, 3 piece suites, etcetera), and I'd rather not make my kids live through what my whole estate did to varying degrees. Socialists will be the ones who push us back into poverty if we let them. I am waiting for a figure to emerge who can galvanise people to stand against Socialism. I'm not that person, but I could be useful to them.
@@madMARTYNmarsh1981 It's fine to hate communism, but let's not pretend like all the communist revolutions that have happened were in a vacuum. What if one day the government says you have no more rights and the rich elites can take full advantage of you? Then you try putting up with it for some years, but things keep getting worse and you can hardly afford food anymore, meanwhile the elites are throwing parties and hoarding the wealth. Then what? Starmer is soft and won't get anything done. He's no Stalin.
Italian here, and wrapping up a Master in Historical Sciences as it happens. Totally agreed about the granularity of the development across Europe and yes, Italy, with its North and South differences, in terms of industrialization and ideas. It is not a random fact also that in general Italy is less "ahead" than northern countries, and yes, Italy having remained Catholic (like Spain, Portugal and so on) after the Reformation was not without consequence on that either. I'd suggest a read of Weber's "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" which, while outdated and definitely using a bit too wide a brush for the analysis, is still a classic on the subject. On a different note, I agree that the woke capture of cultural institutions at least in Italy is a lot less obvious, but it is starting to get traction here as well. Many of my courses/exams have been extremely tendentious, speaking of the usual suspects, such as Anthropology, Ethnology etcetera, but even Geographic History and yes, History of the US have been painful to get through.
That's a pocket square and is purely for show. The handkerchief would be in the inside pocket for actual use. I second the idea that we should dress more smartly however.
Why does the right invoke the lifelong democratic Socialist, critic of colonialism and supporter of censorship Orwell to attempt to justify their politics? Just stupid?
... and they openly, and loudly, and PROUDLY proclaim 2 of those 3 slogans... that speech is violence, and diversity is strength. During the recent... medical thing... anyone with eyes to see, could see that they believe the third slogan as well... that freedom is danger.
How wonderful to hear such an erudite, intelligent man who can present a different and fairer picture of our history, and of history in general, with such ease.
The effects of slavery are very important to consider my friend and yes 100 years from now if things don't change in the way the world is being run by Western powers then there will still be people facing the effects of it, because you or rafe have or do not experience its effects does not mean it dosent exist. If you really want to understand this topic then do your own research instead of listening to people who just say what u want to hear.
@@thegooman98 it's been over for more than a hundred years, whatever failures are now on the descendants themselves. Give up the hillbilly culture they got from being around poor whites in southern states and victimhood mindsets then grow the f up.
This comment is ignorant, you should educate yourself on how the mind works…common sense should also tell you that if you experience the trans Atlantic slave trade your lineage and the world is going to be effected by that for some time
I’m an American, 33 year old hybrid from cross pollination of history in all its wonders and horrors. Appalachian lineage for 350-400 years. But if you saw me. You’d see a white man. I see people. Humans. We are one. Life is painful. Subjectively. And objectively. History follows that same formula. Choose courage. Strength. Compassion. And above all, choose life. If you’re heart hasn’t healed from the pain of being alive in this world, then bitterness is tempting. And anger. Then rage. Not unjustified, much of the time. But that breeds hate. And hate is singular. It’s destruction. Nothing else. We are all the same species. It’s a beautiful thing to feel, and see, and know. And the potential is so lovely. Choose life. Let’s honor the pain of our ancestors by living to the fullest extent we can. Not tear it all down, and make their suffering’s, and sacrifices, and lives, for nothing.
@@N0bodyn01 beautiful. while not “tearing it down”, also likewise avoid holding it in some sort of weird badge of honor. Understand behavior appropriately in the context of being evolved primates.
@@Sharetheroad3333 unfortunately some think they're evolving for the better, and being "progressive" while supporting all sorts of wildly extreme stances, for example, like intellectually justifying supporting "Minor Attracted Persons" ....just another word for PeddleFeelYa. Or even being so pro-abortion that they feel proud publicly voicing "up to birth, and post birth pro abortion". Yes, that's actually a thing....and keep in mind I'm not an anti-abort person.
In British Columbia the authorities banned the Potlatch an indigenous ceremony in which the community sacrificed slaves (and some members of villages participated in cannibalism). There were aspects of the Potlatch that was beneficial but when talking about the banning of it there is no mention of the human sacrifice.
I have not heard of this either. That dark element of the potlatch sure isn't being taught in schools in BC. Kids mostly get fed the "noble savage" and indigenous people as stewards of the land tropes.
As in this case, the bias from the woke left is often in what they conveniently omit, rather than telling outright lies. I listen to the BBC News a lot, and the stuff they put out is usually factually correct, *but* you have to hunt around for the bits that they omit, because they don't align with their 'narrative'.
Harriet Tubman took refuge in today's Ontario and the underground railway terminus was the northern boarder of today's Canada. This was only possible due to the British abolishing slavery throughout their Empire and enforcing it.
@@rob12x56 how am I anti British. Saying British should live in britian Ans love Britain isn't anti British. Saying people should live on their own continents is not anti British. I don't want to be flooded with united nations in Britain and I'm pretty sure no other people want that for their lands!! You're "American" but what is your ethnix group. Just because you were born and raised somewhere or your grandaddy bought land and built something, it doesn't mean you're from that land. People must understand that this.
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00:40 They’re teaching a corrupted, politicised version of history
04:00 Seek out actual historical sources
05:05 Rafe debunks some HUGE myths
07:39 Why the British Empire was great
11:00 The revolution has already happened
12:41 We made ourselves poorer to end slavery
13:24 These facts made students’ jaws drop
16:29 The long march through the institutions
19:18 Bezmenov’s 4 stages for taking over a society
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21:24 The genius of the West
24:54 Guilt is a Western concept
26:01 Protestantism led to literacy and individualism
27:17 Industrialisation was not driven by slavery
29:51 African Americans now are better off for being descended from slaves
33:29 Generational trauma
34:50 How should people process past wrongs?
35:50 Other good things the British Empire did
37:13 We are being gaslit
37:49 Communism’s youth appeal
39:18 The different species of Marxism
41:04 We’re having our history rewritten
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44:25 The impact of immigration
45:48 Extremism among young British muslims
49:34 The Danish solution
50:32 ‘White British’ will soon be an ethnic minority within Britain
51:15 Minorities are being used for political ends
51:57 Is there hope for the future?
54:09 Why are so-called historians lying like this?
56:52 What’s the one thing we’re not talking about?
As Konstantine mentioned in passing, affluence and prosperity are indeed components of the countercultural movements that are plaguing our institutions of higher learning and every other corner of our Anglosphere at the moment. In the post-war period since 1945, the industrialized world has experienced an economic boom the likes of which are unprecedented in human history. I believe that most of us who were born into this age of abundance and convenience were, like most generations before, genetically preordained to a life of struggle for survival, but instead we were treated to a steady diet of pop tarts and foppish televised cartoons. In short, we were pacified and pampered by an effortless environment of ease and comfort. We were spoiled rotten. Yet, weren't we genetically predisposed to struggle and fight for survival? Our media heroes were fed to us as characters who fought against heavy odds for a moral cause. Superman's motto was to ...."fight for right, and the American way". We grew up coddled and acculturated to a mostly peaceful and prosperous existence, but it was in our genes to fight for a moral cause against evil forces. We needed a cause. Today, the fertile minds of kids are planted by their teachers, their surrogate parents, with the seeds of invented causes to fight and struggle against: institutional racism, global warming, rampant male heirarchy, systemic sexism, gender dysphoria, global warming, Israeli war mongering, transgender discrimination, homophobia, and so on. These arguably nonexistent or over-hyped causes, are just what the doctor ordered to fulfill the pampered generations' primordial need for struggle. We've created in our kids a "Promethius Syndrome". That's what we're seeing unleashed in the affluent societies of our post-war world. Without a real existential threat to our survival, like a war, we will continue to see these frivolous countercultural movements explode on our campuses and in our streets. This is why it is so important to listen to Rafe when he advocates the proper teaching of accurate and balanced history as an antidote to postmodern wokeism. 👍🐻🇺🇲🇬🇧
WHEN are you gonna have Rudyard Lynch on ... or Hoe_Math?2
I’m from Gibraltar and we are extremely proud to be British. My history education is very different from my English wife. We were taught about the British Empire and how it shaped the world. Did it screw things up? Sure it did. But it did better out of the rest of the European Colonisers. People today cannot get through their skulls that we live in one of the best societies in the world, thanks to the British Empire. They are just too caught up in the woke bullshit that is breaking down the fabric of democracy and freedom, through narcissistic virtue signalling and puritanical propaganda.
This is why you cannot talk to these jackasses. It’s easy to catch them out because they don’t want to admit that their warped view of our society’s history is exaggerated.
KK and Francis get it. They both have roots outside of the West and know the alternative. This mind virus needs to end.
Why are more Muslims radicalized? it isn't radicalized. Their Quran says Jesus will come at the end and kill the antichrist at al-Quds (Jerusalem) and everyone will be Muslim. The Hadiths say not only that, but Jesus wll give the Jews and christians an ultimatum to join Islam or die. They wont stop after Jews and Christians. They'll go after the Buddhists, the agnostics, atheists, LGBTQ. Their religion necessitates the conquest of Jerusalem and the world.
TO KEEP PROMOTING AND JUSTIFYING A SINFUL HISTORY TO PRESENT FIND A SELLOUT TO PROMOTE THE PROPAGANDA.
A Polish Indian , a Venezuelan, and a Russian Jew are more patriotic about Britain than the average Brit ! (Yes I know that's a loose description !) Very interesting.
Is it because they have seen the alternative so can appreciate it? Sadly good times create weak men.
@@Wakkawoo2 Exactly.
@@davidlamb7524I am from the Third World and I love Britain and Europe and Japan etc .. People have no idea how screwed up the Third World is. 😂 But we are constantly taught to hate the West and blame the West, but it is all lies. Always remember, people who hate Western civilization (not "Western" Governments) tend to be the biggest scumbags and exploiters of people.
So true, but if they were English I suspect they'd be accused of far right white supremacy.
Historically, nationalist leader come from border peoples and "outsiders"
Great episode. Rafe is very eloquent and knowledgable. He speaks for many British and English citizens.
And US citizens!
Whats the jews name?
There are families in Cambodia and China whose lives were flipped upside down by communism. Aristocratic and middle class families, reduced to being peasant farmers, and that has had an immediate impact on the next generation who aren't able to seek any kind of compensation. I met a very smart, English speaking Chinese woman and I complimented her on how natural her accent was and asked about her background. Her mother had come from a wealthy family in Shanghai. During the Cultural Revolution she was sent to the countryside and there she stayed, eventually getting married. When she had her daughter, she encouraged her to work as hard as possible and she did. She studied under a blanket in a house with no heating and eventually got a place at a prestigious university. She didn't cry under her blanket and ask for money. It's embarrassing to see people, 8 generations removed from slavery, living in privileged conditions that 60% of the world can only dream of, demanding compensation.
But they know this. They know it's nonsense and just want some money.
More like 80%.
I often meet a man during my dog walks. He's 90 now and he tells me the story of his grandfather who was shot by the communists in China for being a landowner. His family fled and he spent much of his life in the US (why he can communicate with me) and now in Taiwan. It's always interesting to listen to someone with a direct link to these things.
The communists in the USSR , China and other Asian countries killed millions of people.
And the irony is that they can't show any correlation between having an enslaved ancestor and lack of opportunity in the present day. They can't explain why the majority of impoverished communities are white, either.
Also, today kids are being taught that being unscrupulous is no bad thing because being that way is White people's 'karma'
& shaming little kids into apologising for all sorts of absurdities @@ninjaproofreader8289
Every university student should listen to this discussion.
Rafe is absolutely brilliant with his insights. He explores topics nobody else even considers. A rare mind, indeed! 👏👏👏👏👏👏 👍👍👍👍
I'm from Mexico, and while I admire the good qualities and ingenuity of the Aztecs and Mayans, I thank God I grew up in post-colonial Mexico. I wouldn't want to be sacrificed for rain. I'm also thankful I grew up in the era of Pax-Americana when standards of living have never been higher in the history of our species.
Sacrificed for rain is pretty big L😂. It would be wild if we still had a civilization where people were killed.
Man I love Mexico, and think the Mayas and Aztecs were fascinating. I also know that the Aztecs, especially, had the most fantastically metal society of horrors. Very clean and lawful but absolutely addicted to violence and massacre.
Mel Gibson’s movie about the Aztecs was well researched and on target. Framing them as a “peaceful” society is wishful thinking with no truth.
@@TheThiaminBlogexactly
@@NightsideOfParadise😂😂😂😂
You’re actually thinking you know better than the person born and living in Mexico????
😂😂😂😂
You’re truly a puny god living in the decrepit tent of worship dedicated to yourself!
😂😂😂😂😂
Just left university but completely rejected all the woke ideology that was fed to me and other uni students over the past 3 years, lost friends over it but i'm standing firm.
We should be proud of our history, if Britain never had the empire we did someone else would have, it was a dog eat dog world.
If you are English/british you should be proud of your history. But not for the reason this so-called historian is trying to feed you. I get that the woke mob in university made you feel some type of way about your heritage. I get it. But there's a right way, and there's a wrong way, and just because you're angry at the left doesn't mean that the way this man talks about history is the right way
You should be careful about "standing firm" about your beliefs because a lot of unscrupulous people will take advantage of that and try to manipulate you and make it seem like they are on your side for their own intrests
Well done you, in graduating and not letting the wokeratti indoctrinated you! Good luck for the future👍
We should all be specially wary of people who disqualify others without offering any explanation for their negative comments.
Standing firm in his beliefs is exactly what he should do. Especially if they are good ones like being a productive member of society who isn’t crying about things that may or not have happened to a long dead ancestor.
The way history is being told at the moment is shocking with the constant hanging of guilt on a country or people’s over things long past.
As far as I am aware the dead don’t talk and they have never asked for money.
Britain filled power vacuums often left by other empires
The Great Gaslighting of the West!
Do you mean the information here is gas lighting or do you mean the west is being gas light be other sectors? (You should be specific or people will bend your words)
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🎉 @@wimokaharawira8443 The West had much to be proud of. Just stay out of China's internal affairs in future & start sorting its own many issues
@@richardingamells7213 👍
@@richardingamells7213Do you mean, have much to be proud of? We haven't died we're still here.
Me born in third world and now immigrated to first world in last decade ... want people born in west realise ... how awesome they are and how awesome their ancestor were .... I mean dont get me wrong I love my Sikh Heritage and I am a practicing Sikh and I am well aware of Anglo-Sikh History of wars and brutality ... but there is so much achievement and advancement western civilization has provided that has now become a platform for people like me to propel my life and the world around me to new heights ... Also people all over the world don't want west to demean themselves, they adore west, they want to visit and live in west and create a better life without destroying west's character, and also help their home country to build systems like these, We really want west to hang onto the values of fair go and capitalism.
I've heard good things about Sikhs too. Greetings from an Australian man. I really appreciate your comment mate!
Thank you. We are an island of many colours, cultures and religions. We are not responsible for the sins of our forefathers and it is past time that we gave up this unnecessary guilt.
Thank you for this. And the Sikhs' contribution is very much appreciated. It is interesting how the young of the West are so self-hating and believers that any non-western culture is better, yet tell us that there must be moral and cultural relativism. And, as you point out, so many outside the west want to come and make better lives here.
Comments like this are why I've always been kind to and appreciated Sikhs
@@notyourordinarygran .........and therein lies the problem - " We are an island of many colours".............JUST REMEMBER - If you slowly add brown paint to white you will end up with many shades of brown and NO WHITE.
YESS!! Rafe is my absolute favourite!🤗👏🇳🇴
This video should be part of the UK School's curriculum...... I know it never will be, but it SHOULD be.
TH-cam shouldn’t be part of any school curriculum.
Are you forgetting the epidemic that is social media effecting young people?
As well as america; but that will never happen.
I know this is off-topic, but this guy reminds me of the actor: Sebastian Cabot. Especially in that episode of the original Twilight Zone: It's a Nice Place To Visit......."Heaven????...hu-hu-hu.......What makes you think this heaven; THIS the OTHER PLACE!!!! "😂😂😂😂
@@dochedgehogdid you even go to school?😂
Its just so ridiculously dishonest. Imagine claiming that a university level history degree wouldn't explain the structure of the trans atlantic slave trade. Spoiler, it does. I mean it's literally in the first couple of sentences in the wiki article that slaves were bought from African slave traders. Of course sometimes they would just cut out the middle man and kidnap people outright, but this was less common. To suggest history student dont know this is farcical.
Rafe is a precious soul that needs to be preserved...
@@nw8000 a very fat precious sole. 😂 idol worship is weird.
@@Sharetheroad3333spoken like a true npc.
Fkn hilarious
@@ab-hx8qewhat is an npc?
@@ab-hx8qe awwww. Your primitive little brain just can’t help itself with the tribalism can it sport. lol emotional much?
He’s fat as a house. A walking food addict and hypocritical. Use your own head if you are able.
I'm Irish and have far more respect and far more in common with a proud Englishman than I do an invertebrate Englishman who denounces his ancestors out of fear of standing up for himself.
A quarter of your population is made up of illegal immigrants. I’m actually quite pleased to see your country crumbling from the inside all while you criticize other countries from a morally superior position. You reap what you sow…
And you also prefer Murphy's to Guinness, because you're a real man.
And I bet you wouldn't say that out loud in a pub amounst yr friends😅
Ireland for the Irish and England for the English. I say that as a Yank with about equal amounts in my DNA. NEVER stop fighting!
As a Canadian all I can say is, I'm glad it wasn't the Spanish that colonized here.
Oh my God, this man is outstanding, what a brilliant mind!
My son of 23 yrs studies history to become a collegeteacher in central Europe. He says: all his collegues are communists, and proud of it. They change the truth of history with a sense of entitlement...
Scary
@@JCKeternitatis history has always been changed by whoever is in power. We don’t know what we think we know.
I’m not in favor of this of course- but it’s not like it a novel human behavior. Humans lie and are opportunistic. We are evolved primates. Behavior is only understood appropriately in that context.
The Green's are now openly Reds
Central Europe ? Germany ?
It's should be a crime to teach false history to students. Society puts an element of trust in educators that they are teaching objective facts. Not cherry picking or spinning a narrative that suits their personal world view
Rafe is a towering intellectual. Amazing man
A lot of it is common sense
@@Will-thon did you mean he’s really fat? Stop worshiping people and use your own head.
He is your stereotypical grifter blaming symptoms on symptoms while also claiming that going after actual causes is bad because it will upset his boat.
@@greatdude7279
You're talking utter shit....!!
@@glennmoreland6457 why is that? are there no big corporations, financial institutions, big industries behind so called wokeness? If they are why are people like him wasting time on symptoms? Is it because he simply dislikes message of wokeness? Would changing the message to anti-wokeness fix the problem which is corporate and financial capture of western systems fix the problem? The anwser is no... the problem would simply be masked and western states would continue do the bidding of gates, bezos, zuckerberg etc... msm outlets would still be owned by handful of people whose goal is to push whatever narrative they see fit for their intrests.
What a fantastic guest. This interview needs to reach a much much wider audience. Well done guys.
This guy is fantastic. Pure reasoned common sense ! Great interview
Probably my favorite episode so far. So interesting. Thank you
Have listened to Triggernometry for years. This is one of the best episodes. Thanks Rafe for debunking some myths.
It would be great if The New Culture Forum/Rafe could deliver some online history lessons for children and teenagers 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
He won't because he is lying. Gilded by a gossamer of gold only.
Theyll be far too busy working out their gender identity.
@gdr189 proof? Or do you just come on here to vacuously spout off?
@@bobmaxwell9572 What ARE you talking about you complete tool?!
@@gdr189what was he lying about and where is your proof?! Any time you want to pit your theory against Rafe's RESEARCH LED KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECT I'll pay to watch the show!
Rafe is a power of nature!
Utterly fascinating. Rafe is a national treasure, him and Douglas are on the front lines of the historical battle for the reputation and survival of Great Britain at this point. I'm enthralled by his explanation of what makes the west unique compared to other cultures with the ban on cousin marriage and the development of the nuclear family. He's an invaluable fountain of knowledge. Great show lads 🎉
Oh yeh, Douglas Murray will be remembered alright. Remembered for writing lowbrow bargain-basement books meant to titillate low-iq members of society with clash of civilisations guff lol
Bet you’re another one of these cretins who think Israel can do wrong also lol
🏴 Rafe is a good bloke. So knowledgable and easy to understand. We need to re-educate our youth and protect our beautiful country.
@OurBeautifulEngland. That is very fair comment. I am a Leftie. 90 years old and an orphan - in that my historic political home has disappeared. But I have not changed. My whole family were Labour - including grandparents and neighbours. Our ideal was the Attlee government of 1945. We loved our country deeply without feeling guilty. Our political opponents were Russian Communism (always trying to infiltrate our ranks) , Naziism, and unfettered, rampant Capitalism. We were traditionalist in religion and social values. That is to say, moderate in all things and proud of it. ( Nowadays I would be happy in Sweden). I don’t know whether we can use the word “socialist “any more. It has been dragged through the mud. Today, we are facing worse enemies than we have ever known . Ignorance being the worst (intensely cultivated by the powerful as always, but aided by the terrifying psychology of commercial advertising). We have a thousand TV. Channels - meanwhile public libraries are being closed because they are too costly. As for Academia , it has betrayed the people -ignored its historic trust and purpose. Aided the indoctrination. Meanwhile it has also joined this new Capitalism by issuing worthless degrees to the new generation of public servants. As a result we citizens are finding incompetence everywhere. The latest blow is a profound and widespread cultural division :the introduction of in-comers who have no experience or understanding of civic affairs. That special dimension of civic responsibility as a matter of duty and personal honour which was created in the West. For the in-comers the only true loyalty is family, clan and religion. I’m still a Leftie (to me that means Moderate). . Supporting the ideal of public ownership of nationwide services. Hating poverty, ignorance, cruelty , exploitation and lies. When my generation’s memories are gone - what ? I can’t help remembering that dreadful image “ ……… where ignorant armies clash by night “ ?
@ my whole family have historically been labour, with lots of family members working within the NHS etc. I definitely take your point on Sweden! Unfortunately Sweden have learnt the hard way with mass and illegal immigration, importing cultures that undeniably clash with their own. I hope all those Scandinavian countries can pull it back. I think the whole left/right topic has become one of the main issues, because the lines have been blurred and people with good values have been smeared with incorrect labels. I’m sure you’d also be appalled at some of the behaviour coming from people saying they are on the left, too. In fact, I’d say ‘right wing’ marches have put lefties to shame recently. If your definition of left is what left is, then most of the supposed right wing people I know would fit too. We all care about our country, the people that live here and want to look after our country, and about maintaining a good culture with strong, familiar values to pave the way for our kids. Honestly, I don’t know how anyone could bring a child into this world, living in this country right now. It’s scary. Thanks for the well thought out message!
*Rafe martials the English language and sends it into battle. History has been my passion since before he was born. But if sheer genius is demonstrated by agreeing with me on every point, then Rafe Heydel-Mankoo is a genius! Congratulations you chaps.*
Rafe is always spot on. If you enjoy his views he is on the New Culture Forum (NCF) channel every week.
I am definitely going to look him up after watching. Thank you.
@@brandonmoorat2263 He also has his own channel.
Great channel
That's a very good channel!
Saying everything Left is communism is as silly as saying everything Right is Nazism. He lost me when he went in that direction. If you want to be taken seriously, pretending an industrialized Western society is heading toward communism discredits you. He even pointed out how Marx expected communism in industrialized societies and it instead took hold in agrarian ones. And now almost all of those communist societies are gone. I think it is very destructive to tear down tradition and culture and family but calling it communism is not helpful.
Love Mankoo's knowledgeable delivery wothout sounding pompous.
I have said this many, many times, but I mean it.😄
This is an OUTSTANDING interview.
(I'm so proud of my Anglo-American heritage!)
And so you should be!👍
Out of all the continents of the World,to be born of Northern European stock means you hit the jackpot!😊
Anglo American is the greatest mix.
One of the best most objective and most pertinent interviews I have heard in years.
Congratulations.
Rafe is extremely educated and smart, I am pleased to learn from him. Thanks guys for making this video ❤❤❤
Rafe is a voice of facts, reason and erudition, that's why I like him. A brilliant man. He should be a guest on every sensible channel.
As Rafe says, academia has always skewed left but now it’s overwhelmingly so and it’s affecting people’s ability to identify good or bad history. The UK’s young are being taught that their own country is the worst, most inhumane ex-Empire to ever exist and that any good there is contributed by slaves or migrants.
History is neither right or wrong. Actions taken may be deemed as right or wrong through a clouded lens of the viewer. The vilification of colonization has become an almost haute couture of sorts. The phenomenon can be illustrated by the example of a person complaining about the stink of the garbage truck going by while they are illegally dumping garbage in a vacant lot.
@@ddz1375 There is badly taught history which is bad history. Think of Maoist teachings. However, your metaphor about the case against colonialism is apt.
You don't need to be left or right to know that britain invading India and ransacking it for everything it was worth is wrong.
@@thiccactus its not all bad why dnt you feg off elsewhere instead of shttn on it constantly
@@thiccactus They passed that law in 1968...so "is wrong" might be the general opinion of the present.
"was wrong" is a whole nother thing...and you're missing "the plot.
Fantastic discussion Rafe is a beacon of light in the understanding of history. 🙏
Great speaker, great communicator
I ❤ Rafe. Looking forward to this.
If the young men from 1939 could have seen Britain today, they wouldn’t have bothered taking even one step onto those beaches
This is hilarious. The nazis they fought were Westerners but the clowns in the video are arguing the west (Which these people never explain exactly what countries are included in it) has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of
I HAVE OFTEN HAD THE SAME THOUGHT - INDEED WHEN CHURCHILL REALISED THAT THE UK HAD LOST ITS EMPIRE HE WAS APPROACHING DEATH AND WAS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID WHY DID WE EVEN BOTHER TO FIGHT THE WAR ? IT WASNT WORTH IT
Yes they would - they didn't want to be called a coward by their Governments and have the women hand them feathers.
Soldiers don't fight for their children or country they fight because they have been brainwashed into fighting someone else's fight.
Men are brainwashed to go and fight the elites wars and be proud of it. Mugs.
They caused this BY stepping on those beaches!!!
No, they didn't. Hitler was just the precursor of Putin today. Do you want to hand Europe over to him? @@nonono9194
Absolutely brilliant ! Thank you for the most intelligent, cultured interview I have seen since years !
We need to have Rafe educate the public everywhere !! Thank you to Triggernometry for inviting him !
Fascinating cultural comparisons. Rafe expertly (with knowledge and skill) describes how cultural differences came to be - and why it matters. I particularly enjoyed both the use of Joseph Henrich's theories and the development of Protestantism to explain the reasons why notions of liberty and individualism became so prevalent in 'the West'. This was a thoroughly enjoyable, interesting and informative watch. Many thanks!
I could listen to Rafe all day, his knowledge is second to none .
Very interesting conversation, thank you 🇬🇧🕊️! Great Britain gave the world the greatest number of inventions. You have an amazing culture and traditions, unique architecture, in my honest but subjective opinion, the best literature… and yet are being severely gaslighted by many.
I wish the British to regain the freedom of speech, the opportunity to have open and honest discussions on all topics, without ideologising them and without being labelled. I wish you regain the glory and pride of your ancestors.
Much love from Ukraine 🇺🇦
He's like an Indian Thomas sowell! Spits facts and doesn't back down from activists.
I'm a Muslim of Pakistani heritage born and raised in the USA. I love this country and would fight to defend it if need be. Many within the West are taking it for granted and that's why Europe has been crumbling.
Do you speak up at family gatherings tho?
Rafe is Polish, as he explained in the interview.
@@socratesrocks1513He's both.
Defend against who ? Iraq? Afghanistan ?
Rafe is not Polish, he is English ethnically and racially Indian.@socratesrocks1513
This was my favorite episode.
Thanks
My goodness i can listen to this gentleman for ages. Remarkable good episode.
So great to see Rafe , thank you all 💚
👏👏👏 Thank you so much for inviting Rafe Heydel-Mankoo to your show guys.
True knowledge of facts is absolutely crucial to our defence of our unique western culture. Rafe is a true guiding star and certainly one of our bravest warriors.
"certainly one of our bravest warriors"
He is ALLOWED to speak on behalf of Westernkind when that has been impaired for Westmen.
@@benjamintaheny450 Don't you consider Rafe one of us?
I am not going to prevent you from explaining your argument more fully.
This was a great conversation
Love Rafe. Rational and honest.
Outstanding. I'm very grateful for this fascinating discussion. Amazing guest.
What a fantastic person- and a true historian
Yuss 🙌 Rafe is always a good listen.
Another fantastic interview fellas! Keep putting up the good fight. You're not alone. From a filthy rebel across the pond
Rafe Heydel-Mankoo is a damn legend.
This is a great man. Never heard of him before this moment. But it’s clear. Great man.
An absolutely brilliant interview 👏
Our history…BE PROUD 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Fascinating and insightful as always Rafe 👍
My grand parents fought in ww2 my nan was a land girl , my grandads uncle fought in ww1 and ww2 was offered promotion but said no because he wants to fight alongside his men. But now me a hard worker is called a racist in my own country.
I think those were just brother wars engineered to cull us off.
Being called a racist today means you are on the right side of history ❤
@@SeorkMaxx "racist=thinking, observant, noticing patterns
This is à great interview/ vid ! Thanks !
Rafe Heydel-Mankoo is a gem in this world. Appreciate his knowledge and opinions.
Rafe is an absolute legend, but get Starkey on too please.
Excellent guest. Cannot wait to listen to this episode. His Oxford University address was simply superb. 👌🏻 Chefs kiss
I adore Rafe....
Rafe is so honest I am blown away!
Excellent programme .Thankyou
We Yanks fought a bloody war to gain independence from the British Empire, but we kept all the best institutions of Britain, improved on some, and "ran them ourselves". Two and a half centuries later, there are no closer allies and friends than the US and the UK. The Brits think we're crazy in many respects and vice versa. But there's no greater love among nations than the one that binds our two slightly different but cohesive societies so tightly together.
It's a shame that both of our distinct but complementary cultures are currently under assault from forces that seek to destroy the historical pillars of Anglo-Western Civilization that have contributed so much prosperity and human flourishing to the world. We both face the destructive forces of undiminishing illegal immigration which packs with it cultural and moral idioms that are proving antithetical to our own. In the US, in stark contrast with previous waves of legal immigration, mostly from Judeo-Christian Europe, this newer crop of immigrants has refused to assimilate into our societies and to adopt our unique political and cultural traditions as integrating new Brits or Americans.
The US and UK are also both being emotionally hamstrung by the post-modernist revolutions raging through our institutions of education, commerce, and governance. We seem gob smacked by this intellectual invasion from both without and within, immobilized from reacting appropriately, very much like the proverbial deer which is suddenly caught in the headlights of an onrushing vehicle. It's a big problem, and as Rafe makes clear, it starts with the education of our future generations. Really scares the spit out of me!
Great comment, sums up the hard problem both of our countries face. I reluctantly have come to the conclusion that a return to basics and 'natural justice' is the only solution...
Well said
The myth of a special relationship was born out of the UK's declining power, as Thatcher coined the term to hitch her nation onto the US. That's why she pushed hard to set up London as a financial hub for the Anglosphere, and then promoted Globalisation with Reagan. Her hope was this strategy would enable the UK to ride off the back of US manufacturing while grafting as much as they could through Financial services.
Great post, well said
B + Good job 👊
Defo a 'Top ten' of all Triggs. Thank you.
Agree! 10 out of 10 and A+ guys
Fantastic work guys. Anyone centered now is considered far right.
Very interesting conversation !!! Thank you for inviting Rafe.
I’ve had the pleasure of visiting England many times. Being sikh in the United States I have many British Sikh friends and everyone of them is very proud to be British and hold onto their tradition. They want the best economically politically and socially for the UK and are open minded and progressive in their thinking.
The cousin-marriage theory or posit was utterly fascinating. I lived in Italy. Rafe is right. I wonder who practices cousin marriage in the UK these days …..?
The "Biodiversity Chick" website does a great job of showing how the Catholic Church forbidding cousin marriage and the Germanic Manorial System led to the "Hajnal Line" and the rise of the West.
A lot of Indian subcontinent Muslims.
Muslims still do and it shows.
65% of Pakistanis marry first cousins who are off spring of first cousin marriages ........ resulting in high risk of birth defects ... & lowering of intelligence over time ... Momus Najmi writer , podcast ... & David Starkey Talks .speak about this problem .....!
Quite a few.
No reason for the British to feel ashamed of their culture... For those of us living where democracy and just governance have taken root have the British to thank for them.
Democracy is a Greek invention, not British. And remember you can't have a Westminster style without Democracy.
@@elliskaranikolaou2550 Greeks didn't export their democracy... It was British political and societal thought combined with hundreds of years of governance evolution, from feudal absolute rulers to Parliamentary democracy that ultimately gave the world the most stable and just system of governance ever established worldwide... And not a Greek to be found in any of it!
Still not a British invention. That's simply factually incorrect.
@@elliskaranikolaou2550 The word is Greek... The institution of democracy and its establishment worldwide are British. If we'd followed Plato on this we'd all be living under autocracies.
@@howlsatdesertmoon9840 Wrong again. The Romans adopted Greek Democracy and in fact the Roman Republic was a democracy. Its government consisted of the Senate and four assemblies: the Comitia Curiata, the Comitia Centuriata, the Concilium Plebis, and the Comitia Tributa. The ideas of democracy spread through Europe through this force. Roman law became the backbone of most European nations laws. Even British Common law was based on Roman law that the Normans brought to England in 1066.
At all levels education has become telling pupils what to think not HOW to think
I can confirm this. It's also more teaching how to right the correct answer and not how to create knowledge.
@@T1000-s6l "It's also more teaching how to right the correct answer"...
@@T1000-s6lI taught for 15 years, I was regularly having to explain the based discussions we had about geopolitics and similar because I was teaching them how to think and critically evaluate their own views, some find that 'offensive' because they have been told that is the name for the feeling they get of cognitive dissonance.
Excellent interview with Rafe. Thank you!
This is so informative. Thank you
I'm British and I know my history is awesome. But I wasn't born into a socio-economic status I couldn't earn for myself. There seems to be a pattern between woke Marxist beliefs and socio-economic status...
Wisdom
Yep it’s called envy
It seems to me that Marxist beliefs are most common/popular in the middle class.
I was born (quite literally) on a council estate; rated as the roughest in England during the 80s and 90s (Stanhope Estate, Ashford, Kent), I lived there until my early 20s, I then joined the army and saw how the rest of the country lived. My upbringing has me very confident in saying that I despise Marxism.
I despise Communists and Communism. I'm not a huge fan of Socialism or its proponents.
No one on the estate I grew up on had anything. There were four cars across an estate of 800 houses. The closest telephone was the phone box near the shops. Hardly anyone could afford their own. It made me cringe when Starmer talked about being poor because his Sky TV was cut off for a month or two. Then it made me angry.
I know poor, real poor, not what passes for it now (I got my first part-time job at 11 to help feed my sisters; I earned £5 a week and that made a difference for my mum. I left school at 14 to work full-time delivering second-hand furniture; I was the drivers assistant or, as we said back then, drivers mate. I was carrying washing machines, fridge freezers, wardrobes, 3 piece suites, etcetera), and I'd rather not make my kids live through what my whole estate did to varying degrees.
Socialists will be the ones who push us back into poverty if we let them.
I am waiting for a figure to emerge who can galvanise people to stand against Socialism. I'm not that person, but I could be useful to them.
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@@madMARTYNmarsh1981 It's fine to hate communism, but let's not pretend like all the communist revolutions that have happened were in a vacuum. What if one day the government says you have no more rights and the rich elites can take full advantage of you? Then you try putting up with it for some years, but things keep getting worse and you can hardly afford food anymore, meanwhile the elites are throwing parties and hoarding the wealth. Then what?
Starmer is soft and won't get anything done. He's no Stalin.
Italian here, and wrapping up a Master in Historical Sciences as it happens. Totally agreed about the granularity of the development across Europe and yes, Italy, with its North and South differences, in terms of industrialization and ideas. It is not a random fact also that in general Italy is less "ahead" than northern countries, and yes, Italy having remained Catholic (like Spain, Portugal and so on) after the Reformation was not without consequence on that either. I'd suggest a read of Weber's "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" which, while outdated and definitely using a bit too wide a brush for the analysis, is still a classic on the subject.
On a different note, I agree that the woke capture of cultural institutions at least in Italy is a lot less obvious, but it is starting to get traction here as well. Many of my courses/exams have been extremely tendentious, speaking of the usual suspects, such as Anthropology, Ethnology etcetera, but even Geographic History and yes, History of the US have been painful to get through.
Isn't your government right wing?.
Rafe is EPIC!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Great video
Lets normalize wearing a handkerchief again.
And Hats!
What ? Normalise it more than wearing a burka ?
@@BertoniBertone
If they make a nuns habit of it.
Although I would suggest a pocket square if it is on show. Handkerchief for an inside pocket.
That's a pocket square and is purely for show. The handkerchief would be in the inside pocket for actual use.
I second the idea that we should dress more smartly however.
@@Fez135 I've never stopped wearing a pocket square.
2024 is now Nineteen Eighty-four.
The Three Slogans of The Uniparty:
SPEECH IS VIOLENCE
FREEDOM IS DANGER
DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH
Your maths is spot on. Orwell was out by (only) 40 years.
I watched that again yesterday. The parallels are scary
Why does the right invoke the lifelong democratic Socialist, critic of colonialism and supporter of censorship Orwell to attempt to justify their politics? Just stupid?
... and they openly, and loudly, and PROUDLY proclaim 2 of those 3 slogans... that speech is violence, and diversity is strength.
During the recent... medical thing... anyone with eyes to see, could see that they believe the third slogan as well... that freedom is danger.
Fascinating discussion, thanks.
How wonderful to hear such an erudite, intelligent man who can present a different and fairer picture of our history, and of history in general, with such ease.
Love Rafe! I could listen to him all day long. Every UK university should have him in often. Thanks for a great interview
Great Polish British man
What an erudite man. Such beautiful diction.
In a hundred years from now, there will still be grifters claiming to be traumatised from slavery - which they personally didn't experience.
They’re here today!😂
The effects of slavery are very important to consider my friend and yes 100 years from now if things don't change in the way the world is being run by Western powers then there will still be people facing the effects of it, because you or rafe have or do not experience its effects does not mean it dosent exist. If you really want to understand this topic then do your own research instead of listening to people who just say what u want to hear.
@@thegooman98 I believe understanding enabling would do you some good. Using slavery to perpetuate slavery is ridiculous.
@@thegooman98 it's been over for more than a hundred years, whatever failures are now on the descendants themselves. Give up the hillbilly culture they got from being around poor whites in southern states and victimhood mindsets then grow the f up.
This comment is ignorant, you should educate yourself on how the mind works…common sense should also tell you that if you experience the trans Atlantic slave trade your lineage and the world is going to be effected by that for some time
I appreciate how Rafe simply cuts through the B.S. and gets to the heart of the matter. We need more of this.
Ooh, I love this guy! Looking forward to this.
Love rafe, always worth listening to!
The British also fought against foot binding and female infanticide in China...
Cultural imperialism. And now they support infanticide (abortion).
And introduced opium, destroying the local economy.
That was the cpc
and the Cooli trade (essentially a slave trade), and the totalitarian control of the Mandarins and many other things too.
And FGM
I’m an American, 33 year old hybrid from cross pollination of history in all its wonders and horrors. Appalachian lineage for 350-400 years. But if you saw me. You’d see a white man. I see people. Humans. We are one. Life is painful. Subjectively. And objectively. History follows that same formula. Choose courage. Strength. Compassion. And above all, choose life. If you’re heart hasn’t healed from the pain of being alive in this world, then bitterness is tempting. And anger. Then rage. Not unjustified, much of the time. But that breeds hate. And hate is singular. It’s destruction. Nothing else. We are all the same species. It’s a beautiful thing to feel, and see, and know. And the potential is so lovely. Choose life. Let’s honor the pain of our ancestors by living to the fullest extent we can. Not tear it all down, and make their suffering’s, and sacrifices, and lives, for nothing.
Choose Christ.
@@N0bodyn01 beautiful. while not “tearing it down”, also likewise avoid holding it in some sort of weird badge of honor. Understand behavior appropriately in the context of being evolved primates.
@@BonusHole
Primitive superstition. And invisible people aren’t real. Grow up and ditch the fantasies.
@@Sharetheroad3333 unfortunately some think they're evolving for the better, and being "progressive" while supporting all sorts of wildly extreme stances, for example, like intellectually justifying supporting "Minor Attracted Persons" ....just another word for PeddleFeelYa. Or even being so pro-abortion that they feel proud publicly voicing "up to birth, and post birth pro abortion". Yes, that's actually a thing....and keep in mind I'm not an anti-abort person.
@@Sharetheroad3333 one of my cousin uses a phrase all the time, "We're just talking Apes"
British ,Scottish and proud as punch 👊 .
Same here pal. Imagine winning the world championships then going about saying sorry to everyone who lost.
Rafe is our David Starkey back up! Great chat guys.👍
In British Columbia the authorities banned the Potlatch an indigenous ceremony in which the community sacrificed slaves (and some members of villages participated in cannibalism). There were aspects of the Potlatch that was beneficial but when talking about the banning of it there is no mention of the human sacrifice.
Interesting. I had never heard of these aspects of the potlatch before. Thanks.
I have not heard of this either. That dark element of the potlatch sure isn't being taught in schools in BC. Kids mostly get fed the "noble savage" and indigenous people as stewards of the land tropes.
As in this case, the bias from the woke left is often in what they conveniently omit, rather than telling outright lies. I listen to the BBC News a lot, and the stuff they put out is usually factually correct, *but* you have to hunt around for the bits that they omit, because they don't align with their 'narrative'.
Rafe is an extremely brilliant speaker. We need more people like him.
Excellent conversation, what a great guest!
Wow, good one! Very illuminating.
Harriet Tubman took refuge in today's Ontario and the underground railway terminus was the northern boarder of today's Canada. This was only possible due to the British abolishing slavery throughout their Empire and enforcing it.
I'm an American living in Florida, and I'm extremely patriotic about Britain! 😊
Go back to your continent. You're part of the problem
@@markford-h7l how about you do the same Mark??
@@rob12x56 I live in my country of England
@@markford-h7l then why are you anti British
@@rob12x56 how am I anti British. Saying British should live in britian Ans love Britain isn't anti British. Saying people should live on their own continents is not anti British. I don't want to be flooded with united nations in Britain and I'm pretty sure no other people want that for their lands!!
You're "American" but what is your ethnix group. Just because you were born and raised somewhere or your grandaddy bought land and built something, it doesn't mean you're from that land. People must understand that this.