When the speaker, John Robson, states, "some British colonialism actually was good," he is attempting to persuade the viewers that the British did good for Africa, and for the world, during their colonialism. By using the words "some," and "actually," it is inferable that he more than likely knows most people's view on the piece of history, that British colonialism in Africa was an injustice. Although his argument is pro British Imperialism, he implies to the audience that most of it was bad. Further, Mr. Robson is attempting to veer the viewers mindset away from all of the horrible things that were done during this time, and add light to his following facts on how the British did "some" good for our world. Due to his conservative view, he could be directing the statement towards the pro equality Liberals. The argument over British Imperialism was never over it being 100% bad, because I, as many others I am sure, do believe that some positive attributes came from British Imperialism. The argument is of how many bad things underwent during this time.
This figure shows a graph of the rise and fall of the British Empire from 1861-1990 measured in miles of land.
Bias?
The name of the YouTube Page, the page byline, and the comments on the video tell me that the views of the man who made this video are more than likely very bias. The page in which this video is published is named "Rebel", and as you watch the pages introductory video, it is understood that this page is Conservative. Not only this, but some of the comments indicate that the facts given in the video by John Robson, are in fact, false. Many of the comments are pro conservative, which indicates that many of the subscribers are pro conservative. However, further research, such as a vet, would have to be done to determine a right and wrong. To vet this video, further research on John Robson could be done. It is important to vet sources such as this video, because you may never know when you are getting false information from a biased source.
Vocabulary Terms 1) Emulating
2) Prosper
3) Dynamism
The figure shown above highlights the current nations that are a part of the British Empire