#i'm listening to all the 1998 episodes 🧍‍♂️

[chaotic-history]

This idiot on In Our Time rly is trying to argue that racist ideas/othering of other peoples as a means of forging national identity wasn't an integral part of the British Empire because it also happened in other periods on history. And the example she gives is the Roman Empire. Ma'am that is an Empire?? That the British Empire veeery much looked to as a source of heritage?? How does that possibly disprove the argument that racism was integral to Empire.

'racist ideas were being used to promote nationalism before the british empire, checkmate!' no one said they werent ??? 😭😭 racism is in fact a thing that can occur and have influence in multiple different areas at the same time 👍 hope this helps 👍