[lbo-talk] Group identification

[Steven Gotzler]

Aryans.   There are some very detailed attempts at describing what makes an 
Aryan.   Intelligent people took this stuff seriously not all that long ago, 
1880's or so.  There are measurements and language lineages etc.  Iran is 
named for the Aryans, and there are many more references for ages back.  One 
of the big problems for the Nazi's was that the Ethiopian upper classes fit 
the then definition of Aryan, as did certain groupings in then India.

I have some funny stories about it if any one cares.

Steve

( I spent some summers at youth camps run by remnants of that party.)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miles Jackson" <cqmv at pdx.edu>
To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Group identification


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> On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, andie nachgeborenen wrote:
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>> So the Aryan race existed?
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> Sure, according to the social consensus at a specific
> point in history, for all practical social purposes,
> it did.  This just seems trivially true to me: people
> invent and reinforce social groups in the basis
> of any real or imagined differences, and that social
> label will then have material effects.  The Aryan race
> is a wonderful example.
>
> Miles
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