At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will survive

Enter Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US secretary of health, who regularly laments over the “back then” of his youth when he says that diabetes and autism was almost unheard of and obesity rates were far lower. (In his campaign videos he would often do this over vintage footage of white bodies splayed on a beach.)…

Kennedy’s myopic emphasis on personal responsibility as the main driver of health means he’s at best indifferent, and at worst welcoming, of the idea that those that don’t heed his counsel might die.

Yet health is never simple. By avoiding discussion of education, employment, social support networks, economic status and geographic location – the social determinants that public health experts agree influence health outcomes – Kennedy, in lockstep with top wellness influencers, is practicing soft eugenics.

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    RFKJR is a goddamn nutcase, always has been…with the Kennedy’s…how could you not be? The whole American love affair with the Kennedy’s has always given me pause. They did some great things for the plebs, but they were narcissistic and primarily concerned with their public image, and they did some awful things to people in their private lives…I suspect that Frank Miller used them as a model for the Roark’s in his “Sin City”.

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    Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with these people? I mean, we could just push further with research and find a way to cure diabetes or disabilities instead of just “letting people die.” It’s madness, and I genuinely believe there is something clinically wrong with these people. But because they are in power, no one is holding them accountable.

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    11 hours ago

    Is this really all just to avoid paying taxes? Jfc

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    What the… I thought this was a funny joke when I was like 11. Do these people all have brain damage or something? Is naziism a genetic thing that you just get?

    How could you possibly think it’s a good idea after being literally face to face with rfkj? You be in a place after him, and you need medical care. You can probably SMELL where he’s been.

    So, soft eugenics for people that want to be like them… Uhhhhhhhh, sure go right ahead, but do it like… Way the fuck over there, and no, we don’t want your nasty ass blankets. Burn that shit.

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    They’re not helping the clever breed. They’re letting rich parasites breed.

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    They’re not just saying weak as physically or poor, they’re saying weak as in having empathy. They’re saying if you’re not a full on greed like trump, bezos, epstien, theil, bannon, stone, etc., you’re weak. You’re not a brutal POS? You’re not one of them.

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    Should clarify “clever” here. They mean anyone who can get ahead by any means. That means exploiting, cheating, nepotism, etc.

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    back then rfk jr, was busy getting freaky with carcasses to obtain his worm masters.