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Subject: genes
Date: 28-Jun-97 at 17:10
From: James M. Blaut, 70671,2032
TO: world system,INTERNET:wsn@csf.colorado.edu
Mike Shupp asked: What kind of superiority did Eropeans have which led them to
temporary mastery of the planet?
dlj replied: "The thing that has distinguished north Europeans over the past
500 years...is simply the will to mass violence, and the willingness to direct
it to other cultures and individuals..."
I asked dlj: "And how did Europeans acquire this 'will to vioence' and
'willingness to direct it to other cultures?' Is it in the genes?"
dlj replied: "Yes, it's in the genes," though diet, religion, and social
structure have something to do with it, too.
dlj: If you think its in the genes, how would you respond if someone were to
point out that this sounds just a bit like racism?
Jim Blaut