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It's always weird to watch people on the left argue about things that are eye-rollingly obvious. But it's true: If progressives get it into their collective he
by mynameishere 5y ago
It's always weird to watch people on the left argue about things that are eye-rollingly obvious.
But it's true: If progressives get it into their collective heads that genetics are a huge factor in economic, social, and psychological outcomes, eugenics will be right there on the table (again). While conservatives might use this knowledge to stop welfare, progressives will be self-righteously sterilizing people (again). So, the danger is real.
- wutbrodo 5y agoMany (most?) people value conformity and loyalty oaths over honest understanding of the world, regardless of the damage that this does. What you're describing isn't any weirder than Biblical literalists ignoring "eye-rollingly obvious" self-contradictions in scripture. In both cases, the complaint is missing the point: some subset of progressives and some subset of other religious extremists aren't even having the same conversation you are.