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[QUOTE]Originally posted by lamin: [QB] TO MA, But the biological is usually conflayed with the geographical because it is the geography in the final analysis that determines the biological. Think of the flora and fauna of places like New Zealand and Australia, or the Galapagos where Darwin witnessed "evolution by natural[geographic]selection" first hand. On Indentity Note that the Portugese have recently evolved a separate identity from that of Spaniards despite the fact that there was originally no distinction. From what I have observed no group or person is without and identity even when such identities have changed rapidly over time. An interesting example of identity is that of the Jewish people--i.e. those of European origin: historically they have been nationals of many countries, speaking only the languages of those countries[and Yiddish, a Germanic language of East European origin] and knowing nothing of Hebrew. Yet the Jewish identity always trumped the other identities both for themselves and their co-nationals. As long as they believed they were Jews and went through a few rituals when young but always cognizant of Jewish ritual days such as Passover and so on. The point about identity is that it is most effective when the group or individual is in charge of it and calls all the shots about how such identities should be established and evolve. The problem with Africa and its inhabitants is that in the last 1,500 years the identities of Africans have been shaped by forces external to its groups--that have led to divided even schozoid personalities that have been and are being exploited by others for material and psychological advantage. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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