this urge to destroy and erase entire peoples as a moral right and good is deeply culturally ingrained.

April 07, 2026 - 20:07 UTC

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A young Black Australian writer once joked to me that white people had to be taught civilisation by the rest of us. Again. Watching this unbelievable horror unfold, “western civilisation “ is a very thin and fragile veneer
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I don’t know if this is the same thing, but I read a fascinating book about the origin of the Indo-European languages a couple years ago that traces them back in a way that emphasizes their origin from a rapacious and expansionist polity.
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Aggressiveness may play a role via genes but I’d be careful to make generalisations. The variance within a population is far greater than we often presume.

And there are limiters. Not all leave for another place, warring or fleeing.

I’d focus on those who seek and gain power, they make an impact.
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i blamed it on the extra neanderthal DNA before learning they (the Neanderthals) were probably more humane than us
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