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Go Big or Go Home. We went big at home creating the massive Bruce station. Do you recall the egghead Dr. Leonard Bertin? He edited essays for Canada 2067. Two notable aspects are striking. First, every one of them is about technology. No culture whatsoever. Second, not a single female contributor. In the 60s I was close to the family.

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I must add the superb two part PBS series entitled The Eugenics Crusade which is illuminating.

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I haven't seen that. Thanks for the tip.

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Alas! Dan, this is the first time I have seen you assert unwarranted optimism. Egads.

Let me explain. Last year I heard Dr. Adam Rutherford speak on his new book, "Control". Rutherford is amongst other things a geneticist. He is brilliant and compelling with a stunning CV. To his mind Eugenics is nowhere near a distant phenomena. https://www.adamrutherford.com/eugenics

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Well, this is, I think, similar to whether slavery is an historical or an on-going phenomenon or both. It depends on definitions and emphases. But most importantly, it's a question of degree: While I appreciate the point that the core thinking behind eugenics is anything but dusty history, it is nonetheless true that what once was mainstream, respectable thinking has been relegated to the fringes. The actions of the good doctor in this news story being an excellent illustration!

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