Social Darwinism vs. ... Social Darwinism is basically the laws theorized by Charles Darwin, but applied to society. ... If natural evolution brought us to where we are today, social evolution will bring us even farther based on Darwin's simple principals. ... It tells us that the excesses of capitalism lead to social classes, and eventually conflict between social classes. ... Social Darwinism and Marxism are the opposite extremes of the sides that make up this debate. ...

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It is first necessary to look at the social-macro before dealing with the social-micro of crime, I say this on the basis that all Marxist theory is based on a social-macro principle, which is that the ruling classes oppress all subordinate classes for there own economic gain. ... This kind of society works extremely well for those who succeeded, since if you use the analogy put forward by Darwin "the survival of the fittest", these people on top are the fittest, but what about those who do not succeed to a adequate level of living, and are disillusioned by the selfish forces that drive society...

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