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I tried to mention that, but he did explicitly say "eugenics" and it wasn't 100% clear that it was metaphorical.
by drostie 12y ago
I tried to mention that, but he did explicitly say "eugenics" and it wasn't 100% clear that it was metaphorical.
- rosser 12y agoNo, he said economic inequality, healthcare and education policy, social immobility, and parent-unfriendly corporate structures have a net "anti-eugenic" effect, which you chose to interpret as an argument for eugenics.
- drostie 12y agoIs it unreasonable for me to interpret someone who is against "anti-eugenic" effects to be for eugenic effects when they start their comments with "we need people like her to reproduce"...? I should clarify: when I say "for eugenic effects" I mean "in support of the general ideas underlying eugenics, even if opposed to eugenic policies." I'm saying above that both eugenics and his "anti-eugenic effects" are based on a flawed idea, one which michaelochurch (correct me if I'm wrong) seems to still endorse regardless of whether he is for or against eugenic policies.