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They're (NR) welcome having Down syndrome children if the desire. Most people would rather not, I assume. However I suspect even they don't want to do it onese
by thriftwy 9y ago
They're (NR) welcome having Down syndrome children if the desire. Most people would rather not, I assume.
However I suspect even they don't want to do it oneself, rather view it as a kind of community work awarded by lottery. They would like "somebody out there" having Down syndrome child so they can feel good about themself as not-eugenics-supporters.
- sp332 9y agoIf you're only in favor of eugenics when it's convenient - well, then you're in favor of eugenics.
- thriftwy 9y agoActually you can't mark Down syndrome elimination as eugenics, because Down syndrome sufferers are infertile (I guess) and thus unable to contribute in "-genics" either way. I would say, Down syndrome elimination is anti-eugenics, because people with genetic predisposition for Down syndrome will provide more non-Down offspring. Anyway, I've never seen any discussion about eugenics, except "the Bogeyman did it!" Eugenics aversion is something forced on the society from above.
- sp332 9y agoDon't try to make your ignorance my problem. Go do some research. There's plenty of discussion out there, I promise. Edit: I'm just going to leave you this because of your bogeyman comment. This is my hometown around the time my father was born. It's not about bogeymen. https://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/NH/NH.html https://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/NH/NH.html You're in your own for the rest though.
- thriftwy 9y agoI've never saw anybody asking for my opinion on eugenics. So there's probably just a lot of echo-chamber monologues.