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We need a followup to Idiocracy
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”Stupid people shouldn't breed/should breed less” is basically the definition of eugenics.
No, it's not. Eugenics is using selective breeding and/or forced sterilization to produce a human population with specific traits.
Yes, and in the movie "smart" is a specific trait that is only influenced by your parents. It might not be arguing for a eugenics program, but it is saying that underlying idea of eugenics is correct, when it is not.
Huh? I didn't get that from the movie. There was also the cultural aspect of anti-intellectualism where people displaying any hint of intelligence are abused, physically and/or verbally, which cultivates further anti-intellectualism. Also in the intro scene the 2 groups juxtaposed were one that live in a trailer park (symbolizing the poors) and one that live in a mansion (symbolizing the wealthy). The movie takes place in the US so we know access is drawn exactly along those lines. I saw it as more of a materialistic framing, and backed by the well established relationship between education and birth rate, but I guess that's art, right? People walk away with different ideas after seeing the same thing.
Idiocracy essentially makes the argument that we should use selective breeding and/or forced sterilization to produce a human population with specific (liberal intelligentsia) traits
Really? That must have gone totally over my head. Huh. Well, it's been 20 years lol. I don't remember there being any policy suggestions in the movie.
Eugenics is the policy proscription for dysgenics, which is what Idiocracy is about.
Yea, eugenics is intentional and human-directed. My recollection is that Idiocracy didn't have that aspect, but it's been over 20 years so I might be wrong.