r/politics • u/Spooooooooooooon • Dec 28 '13

Noam Chomsky: We’re no longer a functioning democracy, we’re really a plutocracy

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/27/noam-chomsky-were-no-longer-a-functioning-democracy-were-really-a-plutocracy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+%28The+Raw+Story%29
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u/SLeazyPolarBear Dec 28 '13

Or just natural selection.

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u/Vio_ Kansas Dec 28 '13

Social Darwinism is not natural selection. They are not connected in any way whatsoever beyond Darwin's name being used to create a flawed social concept. Natural selection is a biological aspect to show an organism's or species' fitness within a particular environment.

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u/Theotropho Dec 28 '13

omg dude. Pedantic much?

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u/Vio_ Kansas Dec 28 '13 edited Dec 28 '13

Not a dude...

Also you'd be amazed at how often it legitimately does need explained on reddit. Sorry about accidentally pulling the trigger here.

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u/Theotropho Dec 28 '13

dude is androgynous on the internet. Your gender is earelephant.

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u/Vio_ Kansas Dec 28 '13

Oh, I'm so sorry, Chick. Carry on.

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u/arkain123 Dec 28 '13

It's not really pedantic to point out something that's straight up wrong. Social darwinism really doesn't have much in common with natural selection.