So we have some people that support social darwinism?
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| Social Darwinism is a term commonly used for theories of society that emerged in England and the United States in the 1870s, seeking to apply the principles of Darwinian evolution to sociology and politics. It especially refers to notions of struggle for existence being used to justify social policies which make no distinction between those able to support themselves and those unable to support themselves. The most prominent form of such views stressed competition between individuals in laissez-faire capitalism but it is also connected to the ideas of eugenics, scientific racism, imperialism, fascism, Nazism and struggle between national or racial groups. |
I could write a long text about why social darwinism is short sighted idiocy, why a healthy society where the "weakest" are taken care of leads to synergistic effects on the society as a whole, why the mentality of social darwinism ultimately leads to catastrophy etc... But I can't be bothered.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
"The sky was the color of a TV tuned to a dead station" - Neuromancer
