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Eugenics is not new. The word is, and those who
made it into a "social science" are too.
At least, in the 19th century when a cousin of
Charles Darwin made it popular.
There's "positive" eugenics, which
stimulates the pro-creation of the desired race,
as well as "negative": an active
decrease of the "undesired elements" in
the population.
Many people who are now known for their
"scientific achievements", turn out to
be active proponents of eugenics.
"Negative" eugenics, like euthanasia,
had to be introduced to the population in a
deceptive matter of course, and the video shows a
bit how that was done.
The "diagnosis" of "mental
illness" with the undesired provoked
slogans like "Three Generations (of
"mental illness") Is Enough", and
legislation throughout several states in the USA
put the word to action.
The video focuses on a part of the history of
the USA that is not widely known, and the
connection between the American society for
Eugenics and Adolph Hitler is also revealed.
The narrator also introduces us to the infamous
Joseph Mengele, whose experiments in the Nazi
concentration camps produced the most horrible
stories by the few that survived it. Many of their
names are not widely known, but the famous
proponents of eugenics are honored until this
day.
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