I think there is a problem in using the word "instinct" here... When you put homo sapien in a war, with all its debasement of personalities, you get atrocities. This is empirically true.
That the behavior is a not-uncommon response by many homo sapiens in this given situation does not make it "instinct." The human animal is not a blank slate, but instinct would have to be true across gender and culture and time. Did a majority commit atrocities such as rape? I don't think so. Did women? I am therefore guessing that the word "instinct" was used here more generically, but imprecisely on a list where science is commonly discussed. --- On Wed, 5/8/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [Marxism] "Rape instinct"?? To: "jc" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 5 August, 2009, 9:18 PM Jeff, quoting me: The notion that the Soviet troops would be shorn of the same human base >instincts when involved in such a brutal war as any other troops are >idealistic in the extreme. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
