On Genetic Interests
Family, Ethny and Humanity in an Age of Mass Migration
Peter Lang, 2003, 388 pp., $38.95 (softcover)
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From the evolutionary perspective, individuals have a vital interest in the reproduction of their distinctive genes, yet genetic interests are overlooked by social and political theory. Genetic interests decrease in concentration from the family, to the ethnic group, and finally to the species as a whole. On Genetic Interests quantifies these concentrations, and canvasses strategies and ethics for defending these genetic interests in a sustainable and universalizable manner. The book includes thoughts on immigration, ecological carrying capacity, nationalism, secession, multiculturalism, humanism, regionalism, globalism, and elites. The value and hazards of altruism complicate all of these issues. Special interest groups are considered, such as those who are intermarried, of mixed descent, adopting, homosexual, or career women.
From the review by Jared Taylor:
With the publication of On Genetic Interests, Frank Salter has made a vitally important contribution to our understanding of the significance of race and ethnicity in human affairs. Dr. Salter, an Australian who has been a researcher since 1991 at the Max Planck Society in Andechs, Germany, offers a perspective that is no less significant than that of Philippe Rushton, Arthur Jensen, Michael Levin, or anyone else whose work throws light on scientific questions long obscured by taboo.
Dr. Salter demonstrates through principles of population genetics that racial or ethnic groups are equivalent to large, extended families, and that ethnic loyalties are as legitimate as family loyalties. Indeed, he argues that members of an ethnic group may have more compelling duties to the group than to even their own families. He then outlines the social and political implications of his position, with particular emphasis on the role of the state and the disastrous consequences of mass immigration.
His views bring Dr. Salter into almost perfect harmony with the positions American Renaissance takes. His book can therefore be seen as a scientific justification for racial consciousness and activism.
Read the rest of the review here.