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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eugenics is a venerable American tradition, but I am against it.

What an asinine question.[/quote]

I can't believe it took 5 pages to see a response like this, but it is a 100% the only correct response.

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This is not eugenics in the traditional sense. They are not saying people should be forced not to have kids, just a general question of whether someone thinks it’s a good idea or not. The reality is that life is unfair, genetic heritability is real and family history matters. This is just one factor among many people should ideally consider when they decide whether to have kids and how many kids to have. [/quote]

It one thousand percent is eugenics. Should we also test the IQ of people before we determine whether they are smart enough to have children? Should we only have tall people reproduce? See how it's a slippery slope?

You don't want people who are imperfect in a million different ways reproducing. You want perfect robots. It's sick.[/quote]

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