#1515 Set the Sun on the British Empire (Queen Elizabeth II)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 21 September 2022
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Air Date 9/21/2022
Today, we take a look at the history and legacy of British imperialism and slavery through the lens of the divergent views on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the growing movement of former colonies to achieve full independence.
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SHOW NOTES
You can't expect people to show respect for something that never respected them. #BetweenTheScenes on the mixed reaction to the Queen’s death.
Kehinde Andrews describes the brutal legacy of the British slave trade and the British Empire, which makes the monarchy a symbol of white supremacy that should not be mourned, but rather abolished.
Ch. 3: The royal family: Slavery, colonialism and race - Sky News - Air Date 6-23-22
In the Caribbean, some people are calling for the Queen to be removed as head of state, and for the royal family to pay reparations for their role in slavery.
Wongel Zelalem reports on Julius Malema telling Africans to not mourn Queen Elizabeth II.
Breaking down the legacy of British colonialism through the lens of controversy over online reactions
Ch. 6: Slavery, Colonisation and the Crown - TRT World
In 2022, Britain celebrated 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s rule with street parties and festivities. But many critics say that the British monarchy should not be celebrated because of its legacy of slavery, looting and colonialism.
Ch. 7: Who needs the monarchy? - It's Been a Minute - Air Date 8-16-22
Guest host Elise Hu talks to Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, lawyer, activist and author of This Is Why I Resist about this new era for the British royals, the power they hold and the potential opportunities for the new monarch.
MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S)
"There's a degree of psychosis that you can go to another people's land, colonize them, and then expect them to honor you at the same time," says Kenyan American author Mukoma Wa Ngugi. We also speak with Harvard historian Caroline Elkins.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments
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- Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world)
- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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Description: An old postage stamp depicts a 3-mast schooner ship on the water and an airplane above it with a young Queen Elizabeth II to the right wearing a crown and a crown symbol over her head. The text at the edges reads “JAMAICA” “West Indies” “2d Postal Centenary, 1860-1960”.
Credit: “Jamaica Postal Centenary” by Bill Smith, Flickr | License: CC by 2.0 | Changes: Cropped and added pieces of image to top and bottom of stamp.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to this episode of the award winning best of the left podcast in which we should |
| 0:06.9 | take a look at the history and legacy of British imperialism and slavery through the lens |
| 0:11.8 | of the divergent views on the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the growing movement of |
| 0:17.1 | former colonies to achieve full independence. |
| 0:20.7 | Clips today are from the Daily Show, Democracy Now, Sky News, the Africa diaspora news |
| 0:26.5 | channel, Roland Martin, unfiltered TRT world and it's been a minute with an additional |
| 0:32.8 | members only clip from Democracy Now and stay tuned to the end for my take on the definitively |
| 0:38.8 | correct way to judge some of the more grisly and monstrous times and events of human history. |
| 0:50.4 | This whole Queen saga has been an interesting insight into how people see the world around |
| 0:55.9 | them because obviously the Queen passed away at the age of 96. She's at a good run. She |
| 1:02.7 | did. No, she did. 96, like you've lived your best life. My grandpasta way at 96 was the |
| 1:06.0 | same thing as a family. Obviously you said to let somebody go but it's 96. You celebrate |
| 1:10.1 | that the person has lived the life. They've lived it fully. |
| 1:14.8 | And what was fascinating to me was seeing how angry people were that not everybody had |
| 1:23.4 | the same opinion of the Queen and how much they wanted other people to have that in a really |
| 1:32.3 | ignorant way to be honest. Because the Queen dies. Obviously there will be people who mourn. |
| 1:38.6 | There's people who mourn because she symbolizes a nation. There will be people who mourn |
| 1:42.3 | because they've grown up with her their entire lives. There will be people who mourn because |
| 1:46.0 | she's a family member. She's a grandmother. She's a mother. Whatever we get that. But I'm |
| 1:51.2 | shocked that people want others who are under the British Empire to share the same level |
| 1:57.4 | of mourning. Why would they do it? People like show some respect. This person died and |
| 2:04.0 | people like so what? Like everywhere. You know what I mean? All over Africa, all over |
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