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And this intense knee-jerk reaction I'm seeing about "EUGENICS=BAD" just... like... ok yes i understand that it has been used for very bad things but that does not inherently make it bad. You seem to be ok with people aborting down syndrome fetuses, so at least be consistent.

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Apr 13, 2020

OK UPDATE: It seems like a lot of commentators are pointing out that eugenics implies state control or overarching force. I did not have this as an association with the word. If eugenics *necessarily* implies the use of force then yeah it seems way worse.

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So, when I don’t understand why a large group of seemingly reasonable people have a deep well of resentment for a certain concept, I assume I’m missing key info, then google it. I don’t assume they’re the ones lacking nuance. That seems to be where you went super wrong here.

Aella

@Aella_Girl

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@_smoze

This makes sense, but I also have had experiences where a lot of people have reactions to words that I do consider unjustified. I did also Google eugenics to make sure I had the definition right

8:09 PM · Apr 13, 2020

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But specifically, google “why are people against eugenics”, steel man your own opinion before challenging others. We live at a time where conversations have been publicly had and documented in ~great nuance~ for decades now, take advantage and don’t re-tread.