Social Darwinism and Racism in Korea

Despite attempts at redefining the word racism by American social "justice" leftists, the problem has existed for millennia among assorted population groups. The article linked below focuses on Pan-Asian countries, especially Korea. Existing problems of Asian-against-Asian racism were greatly exacerbated by social Darwinism.

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Once Darwinism was introduced into Asia, the intellectual elite embraced the concept and each group felt superior to the others. (It is ironic that many Pan-Asians felt superior to the "white race", but drew the principles from white people.) Not all were in agreement on evolutionary concepts, but the intellectuals wanted "backward" Korea to leave behind the Confucian principles that they had embraced for so many years. These Darwinism concepts were manifest in several wars, especially in the 20th century. Biblical creationists point out that there are no races, but there are ethnic groups. All are humans descended from the same created man and woman.

A review of the effect of rejecting the traditional Confucian belief structure in Korea by certain social groups, and the acceptance of Darwinism, was completed. The process of the acceptance of Darwinism by specific Korean academics, writers, and others and its horrendous effects in terms of lives lost was documented.

To read the rest of this extremely interesting analysis of history, click on "Korea, Darwinism, Racism, and War".