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Lyle Solla-Yates (lyle@cville.online)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 21:56:07 JST Lyle Solla-Yates

I understand Mr. Trump is promoting discredited scientific racism ideas to direct harm against Americans. This is dangerous and should not be accepted. #uspolitics #eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics?wprov=sfti1#
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  Eugenics ( yoo-JEN-iks; from Ancient Greek εύ̃ (eû) 'good, well' and -γενής (genḗs) 'born, come into being, growing/grown') is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. Historically, eugenicists have altered various human gene frequencies by inhibiting the fertility of people and groups they considered inferior, or promoting that of those considered superior. The contemporary history of eugenics began in the late 19th century, when a popular eugenics movement emerged in the United Kingdom, and then spread to many countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and most European countries (e.g. Sweden and Germany). In this period, people from across the political spectrum espoused eugenic ideas. Consequently, many countries adopted eugenic policies, intended to improve the quality of their populations' genetic stock. Although it originated as a progressive social movement in the 19th century, in contemporary usage in the 21st century, the term is closely associated...

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