[Gumlegs]

The point is irrelevant.

And whether you're talking about the practice or theory of any social movement, it has nothing whatever to do with a scientific theory about the origin of species.

Please try again.

[RobbyS]

The movement preceded the book. The "Origin" provided it with a scientific basis. William jennings Bryan was compelled to oppose the teaching of biological evolution in the schools because he associated it with social darwinism, which he thought justified exploitive capitalism and imperialism, and led to the catastrophe of 1914.