The next four years are going to be long enough without having this conversation again. Maybe I am biased since I like the movie, but I never got the eugenics argument. They didn’t force anyone to have unnecessary sterilization or to breed a cheap labor force.
The movie basically depicts a fucked up future caused by "stupid" and "poor" people having too many kids, while the "smart" and "better-off" couples choose to be child-free. It's eugenics bullshit because it tries to argue that stupidity is "bred" and that "some people" shouldn't create children.
Someone else mentioned how intelligence is ableist. I agree ableism is total bullshit. Eugenics can be a lot of different tactics, but I don’t think that’s what Idiocracy intended. I’m not saying you’re wrong. Nor do I believe I’m right.
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