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 In anglos' defense, it was unknown if others were inherently like that or just had not had the opportunity and environment to be better.

It was a point of argument, so the test was done. The data is in.

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 >Anglo's built merit based institutions
did they though?
What launched the British Empire was the Bank of England - which was the federal reserve of their day.
With unlimited FIAT printing, were able to out bid every American investor on Wall St, buying controlling shares in legitimate industry.
Not to mention establishing East India Company, which was the biggest drug dealer in the world.

There's nothing ground breaking in operating an inter-generational money counterfeiting criminal enterprise. 
 @Sick Burn, Bro 
>encounter zulus, indians, etc.
>think that they'd be equals if they were sufficiently civilized
huh