social darwinism
Social Darwinism Social Darwinism says that social policy should allow the weak and unfit to fail and die, and that this is not only good policy but morally right. ... It is most often used as a justification for political, economic, and social elitism. ... The argument for social Darwinism is similar to the principles of Darwins theory because it says in the very beginning that the nations are in a struggle for survival, the advanced people will prosper, while the weaker ones will eventually die off. The influence of Social Darwinism has been seen throughout history through Facism, Communism, and Nazism. ... The three things that most influenced Marx from the theory of Darwinism were an atheistic explanation for the origin of the Cosmos, the struggle for existence and the progressive development and improvement of man.