Do some Germans still believe in social Darwinism?

Because there are enough people disposed to "believe" something/ANYTHING - that you can't think up something/anything or discredit anything sufficiently outlandish ... So if we are to end social Darwinism among a certain group, we must increase their knowledge of and sympathy with "biological misfits.". read more

If your question was a serious and honest one: Yes, I think some Germans believe in social Darwinism, but probably not more Germans than English or French citizens for example. And Germany may be called a fairly 'civilized country' I guess - needs to be defined, though - but in every country or culture you'll find a certain percentage of racists or rude idiots, totally regardless of the grade of civilisation. read more

Social Darwinism is a modern name given to various theories of society that emerged in the United Kingdom, North America, and Western Europe in the 1870s, which claim to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology and politics. read more