Watch: How Imperialism is Being Redefined as a Liberal Ideal: Former UK Ambassador to Syria
By
Peter Ford
Peter Ford, former ambassador to Syria
(2003-6) speaking at the “Imperialism on
Trial” symposium in Derry, Ireland.
Peter Ford, describes the weasel words and
manipulative language used to redefine old
ideas of imperialism as a liberal ideal.
“Defending human rights”, he says, is simply
a modern construct of the Victorian meme of
the “White Man’s Burden” – the mendacious
idea that the countries invaded by the
British Empire needed and welcomed the
invaders as a civilizing and educational
force.
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