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Or, if you want a more evolutionary biology approach, here are two of them talking. At around 43 minutes, Trump is brought up. Not sure how much of the context you’ll need. Basically, Weinstein is saying there is a genetic basis for genocide. We find it naturally abhorrent, but when the right environmental conditions arise and a leader pushes us in that direction, the desire to kill off a competing tribe kicks in and becomes viable as a survival strategy, and to enough people it becomes the “right” thing to do. Weinstein’s theme is, we need to get to know ourselves better, know that we are capable of this violence, so we can overcome the nature with our mimeticly evolved skills and knowledge.

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