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it’s crazy how many people are helplessly blind to identifying eugenics when it’s right in front of them.
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Am I wrong to assume that the vast majority of disabled people would rather not be disabled if they had the choice? I get acceptance of ones disability but I don’t think that they would prefer to be disabled (unless you go to that bar in western mass)
4 upvotes, 3 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in US Politics. "Am I wrong to assume that the vast majority of disabled people would rather not be disabled if they had the choice? I get acceptance of ones disability but I don’t think that they would prefer to be disabled (unless you go to that bar in western mass)"
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Anonymous 1d

I mean this is definitionally eugenics, yes. But eugenics is a complex topic and it permeates our society much more than we often realize. Genetic testing for heritable diseases is also a form of eugenics. So is women choosing to have an abortion when their fetus has a major health problem or developmental disability.

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Anonymous 1d

I mean we as a society SHOULD strive to remove disabilities from the gene pool that shouldnt be a controversial take

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Anonymous 13h

I think eugenics is a loaded term and has much different real world outcomes if the decisions are made by parents and doctors, rather than predatory historical examples which are mandated by institutions or governments

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Anonymous 1d

The fact we dont just immediately kill babies with Down syndrome is already bad enough

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

Thats why the topic is so complex, eugenics has many nasty histories, but we still do it. Should we give rid of testing for genetic cancer risk on the basis of “all eugenics bad?” And what is the relationship between helping disabled people and increased medical technology enabling the prevention or curing of some disabilities?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

We should of course accept blind and deaf people. But new technologies are enabling treatments that can increasingly prevent, cure, or otherwise treat some forms of blindness and deafness. Humanistically, that is good. But how does it impact the societal accommodation of people who still have it?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

The belief that all human life is equally sacred at any time or developmental stage has been very harmful for people who care about harm reduction

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1d

down syndrome isnt extremely painful or hard to live with, theyre generally pretty happy. this is a gross take u should save for actual painful disorders

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

in the nation that sterilized people with disabilities, and has a rather intimate relationship with eugenics. mind you, we’re all one work or car accident away from being disabled. people with disabilities will always exist, so make their lives easier. the everyman needs to stfu when it comes to who has a right to exist and who does not

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 1d

Nooooo don’t fall at work that disability could pass on to your offspring 😞

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1d

are falls the only workplace accidents? people work with various hazardous materials that can cause birth defects. work aside, plastics are very widespread and are linked to several cancers and birth defects. people with disabilities will always exist, much like you idiots will

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1d

y’all would sooner eradicate people than the things that actually have a negative impact on your personal lives. stupid!!

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 1d

That whole disability thing you keep bringing up sounds debilitating and like altering. We should probably not pass that onto the next generation

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1d

then don’t reproduce

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 23h

Exactly, I’m glad we all agree

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 23h

no, i mean *you* shouldn’t reproduce. everyone else is fine

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 21h

stuff a yard stick up your ass

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