We need to tread eugenics with the seriousness we treat the most vile forms of bigotry because eugenics is what turns those bigotries into action items.
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I also think we should emphasize that eugenics is complete pseudoscience nonsense. I see a lot of people who are morally against eugenics, but they concede the point that it works. It doesn’t. Unless your only goal is the most superficial elements, it is not scientifically sound.
We really do need to drill into this. Look at purebred dogs. It simply doesn’t work! We tried to stop hip dysplasia in golden retrievers but now they’re riddled with cancer by 6. It doesn’t work!
I only recently realized the extent to which the philosophy of europe (and its settler-colonial descendants) boils down to eugenics. it really is mindblowing
Eugenics is a capitalist reaction to disabilities. When health care is operated as a business, helping people with disabilities is not profitable. Their income is not typically enough to pay for their own needs.
The capitalist solution? “Let them die, or convince them to accept assisted suicide”.
Capitalism is the driving force behind eugenics.SocDem/SocDem govts used it, but remember this: they think capitalism is just broken.They think making some Keynesian adjustments will fix it.They are still very pro capitalist.They turn to eugenics because it’s cheaper than treatment or accommodation.
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The capitalist solution? “Let them die, or convince them to accept assisted suicide”.