Saturday, 18 October 2025

 

ElementGalton’s EugenicsModern Systems
GoalImprove the raceManage surplus populations
MethodSelective breedingIncarceration, abandonment, environmental harm
JustificationBiological fitnessEconomic efficiency, public safety
Moral FrameMoral duty to optimizeTechnocratic necessity, often disguised as neutrality

The language has shifted — from heredity to data, from race to risk — but the underlying logic of exclusion, management, and optimization remains strikingly similar.

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