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LuvNewcastle

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6. Yes, Hitler's ideas were rooted in social Darwinism,

Reply to FarCenter (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 26, 2013, 09:25 AM

Oct 2013

the undead stepchild of Darwin's theories. A lot of people don't know the difference; they think social Darwinism is rooted in science. I'm not a bit surprised that the fools who wrote those textbooks didn't know the difference. Or maybe they did, they just wanted to deceive the children. We've got to stop these people from spreading lies about history and science to our children. It really should be criminal.

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Darwin inspired Hitler: Lies they teach in Texas [View all] cali Oct 2013 OP

Will there ever be a time in the U.S. when we drop the whole "the Earth is 6,000 years old" crap? oh08dem Oct 2013 #1

Eugenics... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #4

It's like blaming Jodie Foster for Lennon's murder elehhhhna Oct 2013 #11

Looks like they plan to turn out a whole new class . . . brush Oct 2013 #2

It's not quite like blaming Lise Meitner for Hiroshima, but there is lot of stuff on Darwin & Hitler jakeXT Oct 2013 #3

The chain of ideas from Darwin to Hitler is a lengthy one FarCenter Oct 2013 #5

Yes, Hitler's ideas were rooted in social Darwinism, LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #6

The Eugenics Tract that so inspired Hitler may have been funded by Rockefeller Foundation HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #7

I'd be interested in reading that. I'll check my library system. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #10

Kalifornia Über Alles Octafish Oct 2013 #8

You knew this was coming... KamaAina Oct 2013 #16

Pretty sure Darwin didnt inspire murdering Jews Bradical79 Oct 2013 #9

Any ideology mixed with nationalism can become very bad very quick. Igel Oct 2013 #13

Everything the Nazis touched they ruined. Archae Oct 2013 #12

wait, the RW is *against* Social Darwinism all of a sudden, now?! MisterP Oct 2013 #14

Kick. HuckleB Oct 2013 #15

Do they teach about how Martin Luther, the father of Protestantism, was the geek tragedy Oct 2013 #17

Hitler was inspired by US genocide against Native Americans NickB79 Oct 2013 #18