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These pho tos re flect a very small part
of the tra ge dies in flict ed on hu man i ty
by Social Darwinism. Conflicts in the
name of ra cism, fas cism, com mu nism
or im pe ri al ism as sumed a sci en tif ic
guise with Social Darwinism. Conflict
was claimed to ex ist among an i mals
and na ture, and was re gard ed as be -
ing in her ent in hu man be ings, too.
Powerful states used this flawed log -
ic and the slo gans of Darwinism to
op press weak er na tions and try to
elim i nate them.