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Re:I Googled My Mother’s Maiden Name and Found My Family’s V... by jacalata on Saturday April 11, 2015 @02:12AM (#9358712)
Those are two different concepts. Your first argument is that nature has no bearing on your character - I'm not sure I've seen that supported by studies, I thought twin studies seemed to show differently? Your second argument is that one should not punish a person for their relative's action - which seems to be totally off-topic.
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Re:I Googled My Mother’s Maiden Name and Found My Family’s V... by Demiurge on Saturday April 11, 2015 @02:34AM (#9358743)
These are related concepts since if violent blood could run through a persons veins, the person can be judged as more violent than they are.

> I sit here, armed with this knowledge, and I think to myself quite shamefully, You can take the man out of Syria but you can't take Syria out of the man.

Seems like author is punishing self for some relatives faults. There is absolutely no reason to feel shame in this case, in my mind.

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