How some people are superior?

Question

What types of historical factors explain why one group, race, ethnicity or nation may be dominant at any given time?

Answer 1

There is no such thing as a "Superior" race, nation, etc.  To have this belief would be ignorant.

However I will attempt to answer this question on the grounds of "how a nation dominates others," there are many factors, advanced technology in certain Fields i.e. weaponry, will of course be an advantage...  In the past large population have played a major role, and today it is still, for example China and indeed India's economic growth today is certainly in part to the massive populations they yield.

Today in our service based economy, education plays a major role, it can be sen that ethnicity can play a role, though by no means an exclusive ole, it is after all down to individual culture and family settings.

Answer 2

outnumbering them will give the aura of superiority.

Answer 3

Don't know that there are really features of any one group, race, ethnicity or nation that is truly superior, but there are indidividuals that are definitely superior in their abilities. Think of the truly superior thinkers, atheletes, businesspeople, religious leaders, political leaders, discoverers, inventors, and exceptional parents, couples and other individuals who have taken their natural born talents and truly reached their potential.

For a government or nation to be considered "superior", again, its more about the leader, the warriors or soldiers, and the support behind them. But no one has ever shined for posterity like the superior individuals like Einstein, DaVinci, Mohammed, Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, Edison, Ford, Bill Gates, and the many unnamed really incredible human beings who were exceptional in raising their children, in contributing their lives to the betterment of the world, and those who find positive solutions to things that plague the world. Interesting enough, not one country can claim all of these great thinkers or doers.

Answer 4

There's one common factor and that's the size of their military.  That's why I dominate.