Journal #5840

Posted 15 years ago2009-06-04 11:20:44 UTC
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
I was not aware of this dirty little secret in American history.

In the 1970's, the American public endorsed the idea of eugenics, and the Supreme Court upheld such practice.

60,000 Americans were forcibly sterilized because they were deemed "feeble-minded".

Anyone who is homeless, illiterate, or is an orphan is qualified as inadequate for bearing children.

The obvious eliticism behind such shocking discrimiantion did not bother most people.

My wife's parents are illiterate farmers. If the government had gotten to them, my wife would never have been born, and my son would not exist today.

My wife graduated as the top student of her high school, and she went on to become an engineer.

12 Comments

Commented 15 years ago2009-06-04 11:53:08 UTC Comment #47542
1930s-1950s 21 000 to 25 000 people (mainly women) were forcibly sterilized in Sweden. What were they thinking? We live in a world of idiots.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-04 12:18:16 UTC Comment #47533
The most frightening thought is that some people still find these idea's valid..
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-04 12:49:24 UTC Comment #47538
Direct quote from the Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell in his decision:

"Three generations of imbeciles is enough."
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-04 12:57:30 UTC Comment #47541
Looks like the president watched too much idiocracy.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-04 13:09:14 UTC Comment #47536
Unnatural selection doesn't work now does it...
Yet they couldn't stop Bush from being the president...
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-04 13:36:32 UTC Comment #47535
^ Zing.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-04 13:41:23 UTC Comment #47539
The law should have applied for the Bush family too.

Imagine how the world would be today if Bush were never born.

Now, that's an imbecile if I ever see one.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-04 15:41:02 UTC Comment #47544
I agree.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-04 15:50:18 UTC Comment #47534
Lewis black said the Americans should elect a dead president, couldnt find the video clip of it anywhere, but i doubt any of you do not know how to get it.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-04 15:52:24 UTC Comment #47537
Uh so then what? They get a gypsy to contact the dead president for orders? :S
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-05 17:02:12 UTC Comment #47540
We have the Terminator as our governor.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-06 13:13:49 UTC Comment #47543
It's only a matter of time before Skynet is upon us.

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