pimento@lemmygrad.ml to Communism@lemmygrad.ml • 3 years agoBrutality against indigenous people embedded in Anglo-Saxons' DNAexternal-linkmessage-square13 fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkBrutality against indigenous people embedded in Anglo-Saxons' DNApimento@lemmygrad.ml to Communism@lemmygrad.ml • 3 years agomessage-square13 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareMohamed@lemmy.mlhexbear0·3 years agoIs 'embedded in ... DNA' to be taken literally or is it a figure of speech? I'd argue that it is embedded in everyone's DNA to be brutal against outsiders, and thus the statement is technically true but phrased to provoke. linkfedilink
minus-squareMarxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.mlhexbear1·3 years agoIt's symbolic for the Anglos' culture and politics. And no, I don't think anyone has ever found evidence of a "brutal against outsiders" gene. Prehistoric humans were actually extremely cooprerative, moreso than we are now. linkfedilink
Is 'embedded in ... DNA' to be taken literally or is it a figure of speech?
I'd argue that it is embedded in everyone's DNA to be brutal against outsiders, and thus the statement is technically true but phrased to provoke.
It's symbolic for the Anglos' culture and politics.
And no, I don't think anyone has ever found evidence of a "brutal against outsiders" gene. Prehistoric humans were actually extremely cooprerative, moreso than we are now.