Seeing how what I said ended up as a quote in the OP, I need to clear up a few things.
Yes, I believe in eugenics, but not in the same way that you people are thinking, just like I believe in some shades of socialism but not in full blown dictatorial communism.
Speaking as someone that does fundraisers for the Special Olympics, I've seen what kind of miseries both the parents and the retarded children have gone through, and I'm talking about the most tolerant of tolerant environments. This is common sense. If I know that there is a very good chance, say 75% chance, of my offspring ending up with a genetic disorder that leads to miserable short lives, why on earth would I, a decent human being, go ahead and purposely reproduce?
Some years ago, I met a woman that, at the time, was on her 3rd dying kid. She is a carrier of a genetic disorder (can't remember what it is) that kills a kid by the time he's 4 or 5. Somehow, she ended up marrying a man that also was a carrier. That meant that their offspring would have a very high chance of dying a slow and painful death by the time it's 5. And yet, this couple decided to go ahead and keep having children knowing full well the kind of misery they'd bring onto their own children as well as themselves.
Now, I am not saying that I believe in force sterilization of these people. I don't believe in that. I believe that ultimately it is their decision to make. It doesn't mean I agree with their decision to reproduce solely for the purpose of having dead, dying, or maim kids. The eugenics that I believe in simply is that if you know your kid will have some kind of genetic disorder then you should refrain from having any at all.
The eugenics that I believe in is about educating and encouraging people to be selfless rather than selfish. Reproducing while knowing you are a carrier of a genetic disorder or that your kid has a very high chance of having a genetic disorder is a selfish act. Why? Because you are reproducing for the sole purpose of satisfying your primal instinct to procreate.
PS - I'm also prolife...
Edited by Taz, : No reason given.
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