Darwin was the product of a certain cultural mileiu, one already disposed to racism and other notions of social hierarchy. Herbert Spencer was already famous, so "social darwinism" was simply his appropriation of natural selection. His theory was appreciated by Carnegie and the industrialists since it justified their practices. But it was the Gedrmans who created "darwinism" as an overarching theory. As Darwin himself admitted, he was not much on theory. Natural selection was less a theory an operational devise. The Germans turned it into a theory of humanity.
That's funny. I thought people on this site would try to get sympathy by conflating Darwin and Marx, not Darwin and the capitalists. First you are pro-choice and pro-gun-control, and now you are an anti-capitalist commie... are you sure you didn't mean to go to dailykos?
The Germans turned it into a theory of humanity.
Actually, Hitler was a creationist. Also, Godwin's law.
Some nice Hitler quotes for you:
http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CA/CA006_1.html
this planet will, as it did thousands of years ago, move through the ether devoid of men
Anyone who dares to lay hands on the highest image of the Lord commits sacrilege against the benevolent Creator of this miracle and contributes to the expulsion from paradise
What we must fight for is to safeguard the existence and reproduction of our race and our people, . . . so that our people may mature for the fulfillment of the mission allotted it by the creator of the universe.
the task of preserving and advancing the highest humanity, given to this earth by the benevolence of the Almighty, seems a truly high mission
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