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The best rebuttal of that book I've read comes from pic related. European dominance came about from the continent's rigid social hierarchies, conceptions of property, and a willingness to use violence to enforce both. "Civilization" was a post-hoc justification for the expansion and maintenance of this system across the globe.

In turn, it is no coincidence that Enlightenment ideas arose in Europe after prolonged dialogue with Native Americans. Their personal liberties and freedom showed Europeans radically different ways of organizing a society.