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Aneirin -> The Science of Eugenics is alive and well (9/22/2008 6:04:16 AM)
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Often on here we debate Racism, and the desperate need to stamp it out, as if it is something like a habit we are forming,when in reality it could be that , many of us were bred into racism by the science of eugenics, scientific racism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics
The term which is Greek for ''well born'' was first coined in the 1880s by Sir Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, (author of ,''The Origin Of Species '' ), suggesting that some races were better than others.
Of course, we know of Nazi Germany and it's quest for the 'Master Race ', but eugenics was alive and well in other countries before that and after Nazi Germany was in ruins.
In America, a movement was set up and became very popular in the 1920-30s, when it was realised by the '' elite '', who were alarmed at the influx of immigrants and the large existing black population, saw eugenics, as a scientific basis to maintain their supremacy. The ''science '' was even exhibited at fairs to educate the honest American that the science was good for America, and Good for the human race.
In Britain Funnily enough, eugenics was based upon '' Class '', not racial or ethnic origin.
Eugenics does have it's positives, those concerned with the control and wiping out of degenerative diseases, but as with all positives, there are always more devasting negatives.
So, it could be the type of racism that exists for no other reason than dislike, might be because of eugenics, the science taught to us by our leaders. Other forms of racism are often products of social deprevation, a culprit to blame, often a minority. Again social deprevation could be a product of those elected to lead us.
Eugenics then, a good idea, or a very bad idea ?
Is it still alive and kicking ?
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