Eugenics is usually viewed as a racist agenda thanks in part to the likes of the Nazi's and views of racial superiority but it was not just them who practiced it during that time but the United States government who were illegally and through subterfuge were sterilizing american citizens due not just of race but social status and infirmity. Having said that I am a eugenics man and i am not ashamed to announce it even though others will judge me harshly as others have in the past not knowing what true eugenics is about. I believe in the improvement of the human species as a whole through selective breeding and keeping the gene pool pure with as little genetic defects as possible.
We human's most often find mates based on outer physical appearance and what another can provide like comfort and social status which is fine so long as people can be honest with themselves, I add a little something else to the equation which is to only mate and be with people who do not have any detectable flaws. That does not mean i condone sterilization, murder of those who have genetic abnormalities then me or of a different ethnicity. It simply means that i do not approve of mating and having offsprings with that person for i would want a strong healthy human specimen to mate with and pass my genetics and hopefully weed out genetic defects, hers and mine through selective breeding and teaching of my views to my children.
The goal is to seek self improvement and i find eugenics to be a viable one and for those who think i am wrong ask yourself how many times have you dated someone that you knowingly knew had aids, Tumors or any other physical manifestation of a genetic disorder that was blatantly obvious? we all do it at some level i simply refuse to allow certain genetic defects to continue in my blood line if i can help it. Ask yourself what do parents say, think and hope for when they are having a child, " i hope he or she is healthy." This doesnt come from hate or racism against another but from compassion and love.
I think Eugenics will be a small stepping stone that will help lead us to trans-humanism the ability to evolve and be more than human through the use of technology to move beyond our human limitations, To one day hold vast amount of knowledge thanks to implants, to have smart clothes to weed out imperfections in our genetics through the use of DNA re-sequencing and nano technology. To make ourselves faster, smarter, healthier and even to one day transcend our human body and frailties.
Does all this really sound so bad?
There are people who are bad who do bad things but do we judge the vast majority for what 1% do?
"Food for thought, chew it apart."
Eugenics & Trans-humanism
a sci fi example of what i am talkin about:
Nietzschean
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