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   Diamond asserts that whites have been more dominate over the natives because of environmental influences.  He denies any racial superiority of whites over other races, instead focusing on the non-racial impacts, for example

   • The importance of farming and the development of farming in specific regions. 
   • The climates in certain areas were more condusive to the growth of important crops - leaving areas that were not prime for farming less developmed (like New Guinea).
   • The dominance of white peoples developed more by happenstance (luck of climate and location) than actual differences (intelligence, strength, etc) between the people.

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   Posted by kpl1111 on Friday September 26, 2008 at 12:05 PM