Tim Romano quoted Pound as saying:


As to sacrifices, I think the body of notes on the
  subject, everything that has come to my attention,
  is just plain stupid to the point of imbecility.
  'Pleasing to heaven,' etc.  Various ideas of pleasing
  the spirits are all very well, but there could still be
  a lesson in animal sacrifice for any group that had
  evolved beyond primitive stages.  Animals are killed
  now in abattoirs; the sight of a
  killing can remind us in the midst of our normal
  semi-conscious-ness of all that goes on in our vile
  and degraded mercantilist ambience, THAT LIFE
EXISTS BY THE DESTRUCTION OF OTHER LIFE.
  The sight  of one day's hecatomb might even cause thought in
  the midst of our democracy and usuriocracy
        (S.P., 68).

[ my emphasis ]

>Any Darwinian  influence on Pound's ideas about race and eugenics? Social
>order and class? Fascism?

You raise the question, so I assume you must have a very interesting take on
it, well worth hearing.  How would you answer the questions you raised, and
why do you raise these particular questions?  And why do you highlight that
particular part of the quote?  (And how is Darwin relevant here, in your
view?)

Regards,

Wei


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