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In reply to the discussion: The real reason why the righties are shouting Abortion is killing & its supporters are murderers: [View all]Ampersand Unicode
(503 posts)As someone who myself is the product of loony-toons parents who, I believe, should have been sterilized by law (a walking excuse for eugenics in and of myself), I agree with the idea in theory... BUT if this is the same organization I'm thinking of, they are way too heavy on the Jesus crap and too biased against poor WOMEN, most of whom are women of minority background (who, statistically, also happen to be the majority of low-income women in general).
If low-income women on drugs shouldn't be giving birth to "crack babies", then Charlie Sheen (white, male, with oodles of $$$ coming out his behind and going up his nose -- and father of 5 KIDS since the age of 19) needs a vasectomy, stat, so that he doesn't father any potential "crack babies" out in Beverly Hills. Same for Rob "Crackhead Canuck" Ford, whether or not they operate in Canada.
I'm walking proof that your genes (and whatever messes them up, namely drugs/alcohol) are your destiny. Nature has a lot to do with nurture; i.e. if your father's a drunk, chances are you have a susceptibility to become a drunk yourself and probably grew up in a stressful environment that lowers your tolerance for setbacks, and leads you to drink as a form of escape. Hence, the self-perpetuative cycle: I've made a promise to myself that I won't ever, and I mean EVER, take a sip of anything you have to present ID to buy; nevertheless, that doesn't mean I'm not still a basket case (I am) because of both genes and environment. My mother has always been a little "moody" herself. I'm therefore what you might call a self-loathing eugenicist because of how I grew up and what I've become.
If this is the same organization I'm thinking of, I can't say I don't agree with them in theory. They just need to expand their movement to include rich coke-addled movie stars and Adderall-popping soccer moms, and kick all the scripture crap to the curb. Eugenics is sound science; it just has bad PR.