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 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com