Contrary to popular belief (and to dismay of some users downvoting my comment for merely putting the historical facts straight), it's not just "Hitler times".

Contrary to popular belief (and to dismay of some users downvoting my comment for merely putting the historical facts straight), it's not just "Hitler times". Eugenics went on for considerably longer. Eg. compulsory sterilization, sterilization without consent, persisted well until 1970s. It was similar with lobotomy (carried out until mid- or late 1960s, I think). See https://www.umu.se/en/news/swedish-big-brother-behind-lobotomies-in-the-1940s-and-1950s_5839517/ https://www.umu.se/en/news/swedish-big-brother-behind-loboto... for an interesting take on the Swedish case: > Sweden was more accepting than the US in its attitude toward lobotomy in the 1940s and 1950s. A possible explanation for this may be the strength of paternalism in Sweden, that is, a greater tendency to make decisions on behalf of the patient in Swedish medical culture than in its American counterpart. This is according to Kenneth Ögren from Umeå University in Sweden. Whether a legitimate parallel can be drawn with their approach regarding the pandemics, is another matter I'm not really commenting on here.