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EbonBehelit t1_j8rbz2v wrote

It's easy to forget that the political left of the time was just as enthusiastic about eugenics as the right -- though their reasoning in supporting it was vastly different, as you can probably imagine.

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Test19s t1_j8s021g wrote

Voluntary, consensual eugenics with the goal of closing gaps and creating a less tribal species would be really good if we could figure out how to implement it. Many if not most ideologies converge on something resembling fascism if taken to their extreme, though, with a loyalist inner circle and an oppressed “other.” Leftist ideologies aren’t immune.

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goatAlmighty t1_j8y8wmk wrote

Unfortunately, we're living in an age where this is proven day in, day out. Every ideology tends to turn into extremism when given too much power.

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