Eugine_Nier comments on A Fable of Science and Politics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 12 January 2013 03:15:54PM *  6 points [-]

The past chief center of nazism in the world (Germany) became one of the most anti-Nazi nations. That's evidence against the preposition that politics are significantly based on genetics as opposed to e.g. education.

Similar evidence may be the anti-monarchism of the Soviets when Russia was previously the most absolutist monarchy in Europe, the anti-communism of current Eastern Europeans, etc, etc

We can also mention how populations with the same ethnic base have becomes adherents of different political practices (e.g. South Korea vs Norther Korea)

On the whole I don't see genetics having more than a minor effect on people's politics, if any. It's certainly extremely overshadowed by factors of culture/education/etc.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 01 February 2013 02:56:21AM 5 points [-]

Similar evidence may be the anti-monarchism of the Soviets when Russia was previously the most absolutist monarchy in Europe

And after the revolution it was still the most absolutist state in Europe.