As I read about all of the cuts at HHS - child poverty programs, STI/HIV programs, vaccine programs, etc. etc., one theme emerges for me - the Darwinian notion of survival of the fittest. Secretary Kennedy and Presidents Trump and Musk flirt around the edges of eugenics. Not healthy enough to survive the measles, too weak to overcome a s…
As I read about all of the cuts at HHS - child poverty programs, STI/HIV programs, vaccine programs, etc. etc., one theme emerges for me - the Darwinian notion of survival of the fittest. Secretary Kennedy and Presidents Trump and Musk flirt around the edges of eugenics. Not healthy enough to survive the measles, too weak to overcome a sexually transmitted infection, too poor to pull yourself up by the bootstraps - then it’s just fine to consign you to an early death. Only the fittest deserve to live in their minds. We are in a dark moment in our history.
A Darwinian dystopia. It seems that to them, it actually strengthens society to winnow out the weak, old, vulnerable. Because that pruning will improve the stock. Those individuals that withstood the thinning out, will be the more gifted and resilient. More equipped to contribute more to society, increasing prosperity and living standards for us all. But as for those born into rough, non-privileged circumstances, only a very few will possess the inborn ability to rise out of their legacy of poverty. The great majority will be more or less lifelong burdens on society. So probably much better to do things that thin their childhood ranks, as preemptive remedy. Retire programs such as anti childhood poverty, universal pre-K, tax credits for families with kids, cut SNAP, WIC programs, defund public education to the bone. The list is very long.
I think they are connoisseurs of the Darwinian flavor to all of this. But more to the point, what they appreciate most is less of their money being taxed away for the purpose of helping other people.
As I read about all of the cuts at HHS - child poverty programs, STI/HIV programs, vaccine programs, etc. etc., one theme emerges for me - the Darwinian notion of survival of the fittest. Secretary Kennedy and Presidents Trump and Musk flirt around the edges of eugenics. Not healthy enough to survive the measles, too weak to overcome a sexually transmitted infection, too poor to pull yourself up by the bootstraps - then it’s just fine to consign you to an early death. Only the fittest deserve to live in their minds. We are in a dark moment in our history.
A Darwinian dystopia. It seems that to them, it actually strengthens society to winnow out the weak, old, vulnerable. Because that pruning will improve the stock. Those individuals that withstood the thinning out, will be the more gifted and resilient. More equipped to contribute more to society, increasing prosperity and living standards for us all. But as for those born into rough, non-privileged circumstances, only a very few will possess the inborn ability to rise out of their legacy of poverty. The great majority will be more or less lifelong burdens on society. So probably much better to do things that thin their childhood ranks, as preemptive remedy. Retire programs such as anti childhood poverty, universal pre-K, tax credits for families with kids, cut SNAP, WIC programs, defund public education to the bone. The list is very long.
I think they are connoisseurs of the Darwinian flavor to all of this. But more to the point, what they appreciate most is less of their money being taxed away for the purpose of helping other people.