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It's not clear that capability was that much of a factor. As the scion of Scots emigrants from the 19th Century, at least the 20h century version of my family w
by ArkyBeagle 10y ago
It's not clear that capability was that much of a factor. As the scion of Scots emigrants from the 19th Century, at least the 20h century version of my family was made up of bright capable people but hardly brilliant.
- arethuza 10y agoIt's pretty awful to read how people regarded the Highland Clearances, like this from the Scotsman: "Collective emigration is, therefore, the removal of a diseased and damaged part of our population. It is a relief to the rest of the population to be rid of this part." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Clearances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Clearances
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoDNA has made for the possibility of a much less nasty world.