Ever wonder how eugenics gained hegemony in 20th century Germany? THIS is how. Over 100 million people in the US have 1 or more chronic illnesses. Amazing people think they have a right to shame others for deciding against a medical treatment. Also, Darwin was a eugenicist. 
https://twitter.com/Skyjudge4NFL/status/1418685873147858948
"Eugenicists felt that they were able to justify prejudiced and immoral actions under Darwin’s theories (Wiker, 2000). The segregation, sterilization, and murder of various groups was justified by some as being done for the greater good of evolution..."
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eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/tree/…
"...- those groups were considered to be ‘less fit’, and by preventing their reproduction, advocates argued that the human race would improve and evolve into a better species..."
"...The theory of evolution helped support explanations that defended these actions as necessary to ensure that human progress continued (Wiker, 2000)..."
"...The most well-known consequences of this line of thinking were in Nazi Germany, when Russians, Jews, and those with mental or physical disabilities (among other groups) were sterilized, imprisoned and murdered..."
"...Less broadly, Charles Darwin was a direct influence on his cousin Sir Francis Galton (Gillham, 2009). Galton coined the term eugenics, and is considered by some to be the father of eugenics (Galton, 1883)..."
"...He was inspired by Darwin’s Origin of Species and tried to establish that intelligence and talent were hereditary. (Gillham, 2009). Other members of Darwin’s family were involved in the eugenics movement as well..."
"...One of his sons, Leonard, was the president of the first International Congress of Eugenics (Wiker, 2000). Another son, George, promoted birth control among the lower classes and simplifying divorces in order to limit the reproduction of the so-called unfit."
Can we just put assholes on notice and remind them that we've been here before once already?
This is exhausting. I'm spent.
How can people be so selfish and stupid to think they can control the lives of others and then expect them to welcome THEIR stupidity?
This is exhausting. I'm spent.
How can people be so selfish and stupid to think they can control the lives of others and then expect them to welcome THEIR stupidity?
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