Kennedy’s address at the 97th annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in 1941 encapsulates well how the acceptance of evolution and utilitarian thinking are tied into arguments for eugenics (and euthanasia), which is ironic, of course, since many advocates for euthanasia deny such connections and modern proponents of evolution become apoplectic at the insinuation …
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Sterilization Like Vaccination!
The argument that compulsory sterilization was justified on the same grounds as compulsory vaccination was common, and eventually won Supreme Court Sanction in Buck vs. Bell. Source: “Sterilization: A Progressive Measure?” In Wisconsin Magazine of History, Spring of 1960, wisconsin-sterilization-progressives-21585 As Dr. T.W. Williams of Milwaukee wrote, the fate of the present [compulsory sterilization] bill …
Julian Huxley: Population Control, Eugenics, and Birth Control all part of the same Program
Contemporary advocates for birth control exhibit no awareness whatsoever that birth control was always conceived in the context of ‘eliminating the unfit,’ ie., eugenics. Eugenics, in turn, was considered a straight-forward logical extension of Darwinism. Eugenics was seen as human control of human evolution, and was always tied into discussions on ‘population control.’ These are …
Black People Should Patriotically Eliminate Themselves: “Put Patriotism to the Test” Cartoon
Helg, Aline, “Our Rightful Share: The Afro-Cuban Struggle for Equality, 1886-1912”, University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1995, p. 236 (Figure C-7). [Source] Translation: Want to make a patriotic sacrifice? Inoculate yourself with the Bubonic [Plague] and join Ivonet! Text accompanying this cartoon from the source link: Using Bubonic Plague to remove black people: …
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