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Developed wasn't probably right word, spread would be better. European fascism wasn't particularly collectivist. And of course there is no magic individualistic
by Hitton 7y ago
Developed wasn't probably right word, spread would be better. European fascism wasn't particularly collectivist. And of course there is no magic individualistic gene, it's science. Nevertheless there is sizable evidence that greater or lesser prevalence of some genes (encoding serotonin and opioid transporters) influences both tendencies of individuals and culture among the population. I have posted enough to point you at the right resources in my last post, but if you want to actually educate yourself you can start with:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842692/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842692/
- rsynnott 7y agoThe only real common factor in Communist states (excluding those in Eastern Europe outside the former Russian Empire, which is a special case) is that the states which preceded them were very weak, and usually very geographically large, so that attempts by neighbors to stop it fell apart. There were multiple attempts at communist revolutions in Western Europe, but they were suppressed by strong states. And I don't think I buy that Western Europe _is_ highly individualistic anyway. Who would describe Germany or the Nordics in those terms? The UK and to some extend the Netherlands were very individualistic before it was cool, but both countries had extremely special geopolitical (and religious) conditions. Occam's razor suggests that those are more likely than genetic predeterminism.