Gartner, like the 19th-century social Darwinists, assumes our form of capitalism is natural, not cultural.
"This next song," he said, "is for all you social Darwinists."
In fact, Spencer was not described as a social Darwinist until the 1930s, long after his death.
However, amidst this climate, most social Darwinists of the early twentieth century actually supported better working conditions and salaries.
Only cruel social Darwinists can ignore, as the Bush Administration does, that inescapable consequence.
At the same time a racist, social Darwinist, and eugenicist world-view which declared some people to be more biologically valuable than others was common.
Few people agreed with the social Darwinists, because they ridiculed religion and denounced philanthropy.
This book was considered more liberal in nature, but used social Darwinist as his argument.
Bit by bit he relaxed and became even more militant, an unapologetic social Darwinist.
But if social Darwinists were taking over, then maybe the concept gained importance, as a religious dogma of the ruling order... .