Maga’s era of ‘soft eugenics’: let the weak get sick, help the clever breed
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At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will survive

At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will survive

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Enter Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US secretary of health, who regularly laments over the “back then” of his youth when he says that diabetes and autism was almost unheard of and obesity rates were far lower. (In his campaign videos he would often do this over vintage footage of white bodies splayed on a beach.)…

Kennedy’s myopic emphasis on personal responsibility as the main driver of health means he’s at best indifferent, and at worst welcoming, of the idea that those that don’t heed his counsel might die.

Yet health is never simple. By avoiding discussion of education, employment, social support networks, economic status and geographic location – the social determinants that public health experts agree influence health outcomes – Kennedy, in lockstep with top wellness influencers, is practicing soft eugenics.

  • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    1·
    2 hours ago

    What the… I thought this was a funny joke when I was like 11. Do these people all have brain damage or something? Is naziism a genetic thing that you just get?

    How could you possibly think it’s a good idea after being literally face to face with rfkj? You be in a place after him, and you need medical care. You can probably SMELL where he’s been.

    So, soft eugenics for people that want to be like them… Uhhhhhhhh, sure go right ahead, but do it like… Way the fuck over there, and no, we don’t want your nasty ass blankets. Burn that shit.

        • Dasus@lemmy.world
          21·
          11 hours ago

          I guess it’s supposed to distinguish from biomechanical eugenics where we modify chromosomes and whatnot

          Uh, I don’t think so… I think when people say “eugenics”, they think of Nazis and concentration camps, “undesirables” and “the Final Solution”, not CRISPR.

          I think the “soft” is literally just there to soften the impact of the word “eugenics”. There’s nothing “soft” about this.

          Eugenics (/juːˈdʒɛnɪks/ yoo-JEN-iks; from Ancient Greek εύ̃ (eû) ‘good, well’ and -γενής (genḗs) ‘born, come into being, growing/grown’)[1] is a set of largely discredited beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population.[2][3][4] Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter the frequency of various human phenotypes by inhibiting the fertility of those considered inferior, or promoting that of those considered superior.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics

          It’s literally what they are doing.

  • Fingolfinz@lemmy.world
    9·
    8 hours ago

    This is what magats wanted. It’s around the time they deserve to be beaten down in the streets for voting and subjecting us all to this fucking horse shit

  • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    7 hours ago

    back then rfk jr, was busy getting freaky with carcasses to obtain his worm masters.

  • Alaik@lemmy.zip
    43·
    12 hours ago

    They’re not helping the clever breed. They’re letting rich parasites breed.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    37·
    12 hours ago

    They’re not just saying weak as physically or poor, they’re saying weak as in having empathy. They’re saying if you’re not a full on greed like trump, bezos, epstien, theil, bannon, stone, etc., you’re weak. You’re not a brutal POS? You’re not one of them.

  • Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world
    22·
    12 hours ago

    Should clarify “clever” here. They mean anyone who can get ahead by any means. That means exploiting, cheating, nepotism, etc.