social darwinism
...ther are capable of inter-breeding. e. Animals have the ability to adapt to their environment in order to enhance their chances at survival however; the variations are often slight (evolution). f. Man is closely related to the monkey and not a separate creation. 2. Social Darwinism gave people the justification to do whatever they wanted to do. a. Life is a struggle where only the fittest survive. b. If children die due to starvation or poverty, it is doing humans a favor by getting rid of the weakest link. c. Based on this theory, there is no incentive to help those who are starving or in poverty because in only encourages the unfit to survive. d. Feminists objected to this theory as it basically said that women had reached their highest point of development and they held the highest place in society that they will ever hold. (Iˇ¦m pretty sure he hates women.) e. Social Darwinism also gave the justification that certain people are genetically superior to others. Ex. Whites are superior to Blacks as they were the people that ran the world. 3. Social Darwinism gave economists rational for driving people into bankruptcy. a. If you were weak enough to be driven into bankruptcy, you shouldnˇ¦t belong in the market in the first place. b. John D. Rockefeller ˇV oil and James J. Hill ˇV railr...