Social Darwinism between Rich and Poor
In the late nineteenth century, majority of the middle class believed that poverty resulted from people that had lack of self-discipline and genetics. Furthermore, they believed people that ends up in poverty were their own fault and ultimately would end up this way regardless. The rich justified these claims with believing natural selection or social Darwinism would eliminate the poor. Moreover, this helped the rich explain why there was so much inequality wealth in the gilded age. The reason is because of the belief of a person being poor was a natural consequence. Therefore, relating the theory of natural selection influences the politics, social, and the economic problems only to justify imperialism,
In the late nineteenth century, majority of the middle class believed that poverty resulted from people that had lack of self-discipline and genetics. Furthermore, they believed people that ends up in poverty were their own fault and ultimately would end up this way regardless. The rich justified these claims with believing natural selection or social Darwinism would eliminate the poor. Moreover, this helped the rich explain why there was so much inequality wealth in the gilded age. The reason is because of the belief of a person being poor was a natural consequence. Therefore, relating the theory of natural selection influences the politics, social, and the economic problems only to justify imperialism,