Comment by onelovelegend on 06/03/2014 at 02:05 UTC

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Survival of the fittest isn't used to justify, it's used to explain.

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Comment by dopplerdog at 06/03/2014 at 02:24 UTC

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That would be the right way to do things. Then there are those who rationalize crushing the weak by saying that they're not fit for survival so they had it coming. Case in point: Social Darwinism.