Has a countries homogeneity been the greatest factor in it's development.

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Originally Posted by SoCal_Native

To answer the questions, I don't know. Some PhDs in Anthropology would probably need to weigh in.

But, before maybe 500 years ago, weren't most places fairly homogeneous to the extent that there weren't a lot of means for people to get around and "mix it up"? There are lots of homogeneous countries but not all developed as much as western countries did over the past 500 years.

No place has ever been homogeneous, not sure where you got that idea.


500 years ago the world was ruled by giant empires like the Spanish or the French and most humans were at the mercy of invading armies and world travelers from afar decimating the locals with diseases-


In no point in history has there ever been a homogeneous society. Not even south Korea today is homogeneous, despite all of them being culturally Korean. Go back a couple of centuries and Korea was a mixture of cultures working to create the modern Korean culture.

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Originally Posted by SoCal_Native

Why do people in higher latitudes have bigger brains?

Northerners' brains are bigger, scientists find

Eye Size, Brain Size, and Intelligence - American Renaissance

for gods sake


American rennaisance, gizmodo blogs, and he tabloid the guardian.


Next time pick real sources.

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Originally Posted by john620

It’s not just a country being homogenous but having the right type of homogenous people there to develop complex and wonderful communities. Of course Scandinavian countries, Germany or japan are going to be better off than Haiti or Kenya. The United States and Brazil has been held back tremendously over the last 100 years with problem after problem coming from one or two groups who commit a disproportionate amount of violent crime and cultivate poverty. I have no doubt that the U.S. and Brazil could have achieved much higher levels of happiness, tranquility and prosperity (not measured monetarily) if it didn’t face a heterogenous population.

oh god


such a disinformed ignorant comment


I am often amazed at how some people with such a low IQ can manage to even create a forum account and participate effectively.

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I am often fascinated by this American obsession with race and skin color. Americans thrive and dwell on it online at the amusement of people from other countries.



Unfortunately this makes Americans look like a bunch of uncultured morons, also a bit NUTS.


Race is a social construct, some of you pushing the race agenda, STOP, your making yourselves look like uninformed stereotypical dumb Americans in the eyes of the world. (Remember other people from other countries read this forum)