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This is just playing a semantic shell game. The term refers to only certain things that are negative, but when the same things are positive it doesn't refer to
by metalcrow 2y ago
This is just playing a semantic shell game. The term refers to only certain things that are negative, but when the same things are positive it doesn't refer to them anymore? Even if you accept your changed definition as "coercive or state-enforced policies aimed at improving the gene pool", then laws against incest and mandatory genetic screening aimed at identifying cousins and thalassemia in Iceland, Cyprus, and Iran, are also eugenics.
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- bigbadfeline 2y agoIf government dictatorship vs personal choice is "a semantic shell game" then "war is peace" is just a divine revelation of another "semantic shell game" and Big Brother is really your brother. "Dictatorship is Free Choice" sounds like a fine addition to the list of glorious slogans...