• polonius-rex@kbin.run
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        3 months ago

        how is that an opposite?

        an opposite would be something everybody thinks is a bad idea until you name it

        unless you’re saying people disagree with the concepts and goals of eugenics until you say “but that’s just eugenics” at which point they’re fully on board?

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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          3 months ago

          Most people think that Eugenics are a bad idea even if you don’t name it, which is the opposite of people actually agreeing with the ideas behind Marxism without knowing its Marxism.

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            3 months ago

            but that’s not what the comment said?

            Lots of people promote eugenics

            people sometimes end up accidentally talking themselves into eugenics and promoting eugenics before somebody points out that they’re talking about eugenics

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              3 months ago

              But it is what the comment said. It’s saying that people promote eugenics without realizing it. They do so by talking about the mechanics of eugenics without naming them.

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                3 months ago

                i’m baffled as to what’s going on here

                • if you describe the mechanics of eugenics, people like the idea
                • if you label the mechanics of eugenics as eugenics, people do not like the idea

                versus

                • if you describe the mechanics of marxism, people like the idea
                • if you label the mechanics of marxism as marxism, people do not like the idea
                • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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                  3 months ago

                  Your confusion comes from the fact that you assume most people like the mechanics of eugenics. If that’s the sort of crowd you hang out with, then you may be associating with fascists.