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#130C: Endgame, Part 3

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Eugenics: A Pro Eugenics Movie

In 1907, the first sterilization laws were passed in the United States. Citizens with mild deformities are low test scores on their report cards were arrested and forcibly sterilized. In 1910, I'm the... Who directed this? Who directed this movie? So for no reason I watched this movie. Alex is presenting it as a pro eugenics movie. It is the exact opposite. You can tell just from that little scene. People trying to make this girl get sterilized are clearly the bad guys. The parents sign away. That sounds like something that would never happen post 2012 U.S.

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