'Civilizational moment' - British professor speaks out against Hamas supporters, for the return of true Conservatism

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A British politics professor is raising the alarm about the Liberal-Islamic alliance forming in the West, as the UK Conservative Party looks set to lose the General Election.

Professor Matt Goodwin, from the University of Kent, has written prolifically and spoken about the threats faced by the West in an age of mass immigration, wokeism and culture wars.

“The era of Western nations tolerating people who do not tolerate the West has to end,” says Goodwin. “We’ve allowed too many people into Western societies who hate who we are, who don’t share our values. What we are witnessing is a civilizational moment.”

Goodwin, 42, who was appointed a professor in 2015 and writes one of the largest substacks in the United Kingdom, jokes that his claim to fame is “annoying all the right people.” He chastises the current Conservative government for promising to reduce migration to the UK, and quite drastically failing in this endeavor.

Against the backdrop of huge numbers of low-skilled, or unskilled migrants, Goodwin cites Oct. 7 as a turning point in the UK, bringing to the surface a rise of sectarianism in politics.

British Muslim voters have now been specifically targeted by antisemites, such as George Galloway, he says, who the UK could even see returned to Parliament in today’s election. Goodwin points out that even Green Party candidates, following recent wins in local elections, were shouting "Allahu Akbar."

Goodwin cites surveys showing British Muslims favoring a Muslim-only political party by 40%.

“The attitudes that we’ve seen in surveys regarding the events of October 7, we’ve seen alarmingly large numbers of British Muslims denying the murder and rape of Jews on October 7, which I found particularly uncomfortable. And we’ve seen very high levels of support and sympathy for Hamas. So we have a serious problem in the UK,” Goodwin says, due to both the “failed policy” of mass migration, and the failure of the political elites to integrate societies.

Goodwin describes the rise of populist parties, such as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, as a “silver-lining” in an otherwise depressing political landscape and “correcting the system.”

Speaking on Andrew Gold’s Heretics podcast, Goodwin explained the huge shift the UK has witnessed in academia over the last 60 years, from a balance of Conservative and Liberal-leaning teachers, to the vast majority now being on the side of Socialism.

“Here in Britain, in the 60s, for every three left-wing academics, there was one conservative academic. Today, for every nine left-wing academics, there is one conservative,” he says, adding that he has watched many of his friends lose their jobs or be bullied and harassed out of their university positions.

Goodwin credits the bad treatment of Brexit voters, followed by the ensuing purge of the academic establishment, as being the very factors that caused him to reassess his own political position.

“I watched this intolerance playing out by the very people who claimed to be the most tolerant of all.”

Goodwin has campaigned for a new law in the UK requiring universities to protect and promote free speech on campus.

He also sees how young British people are now either moving out of London, due to the massive change in cultural values and increase in extremism, or considering leaving the UK completely.

On a wider scale, Goodwin sees that, for many people, there is sheer frustration with the political establishment and the status quo, in America, Canada, the UK and Europe.

“Everybody is crying out for basically brave, courageous voices that will stare down the mob.”

Speaking on the BBC show "Politics Live" one month ago, Goodman stood up for the UK Jewish community in the wake of the General Election, considering the almost weekly pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas marches that have taken place throughout London since Oct. 7.

“My primary concern is for the British Jewish community,” he said, commenting on the suggestion of the UK taking in Gazan refugees.

“How do they feel about opening the door to more Palestinians who are supportive of Hamas? They are not supportive, and rightly so.

“The downplaying of Hamas on this show and elsewhere is outrageous. Hamas is an extremist Islamist organization, and the public expressions of sympathy for Hamas in this country have been alarming.

“After everything Labour went through with Jeremy Corbyn, I expected more sensitivity and stronger support for British Jews on this issue.”