Bioethics and Eugenics: The Ugly Truth
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[NOTE: This video was produced for BoilingFrogsPost.com on April 3, 2012. It is being made available in its entirety here for the first time.]
by James Corbett
BoilingFrogsPost.com
3 April, 2012
Few in the general public have heard much, if anything at all, about the relatively obscure corner of academia known as bioethics. First emerging as an academic discipline in the late 1960s, bioethics concerns itself with the ethical questions raised by advancing knowledge and technological sophistication in biology, medicine, and the life sciences.
When the discussions of the bioethics community eventually filter down to the level of popular discourse, they often seem like bizarre, science fiction-like scenarios about improbable possibilities. As unlikely or ivory towerish as these scenarios might appear at first blush, there can be no dispute that the technologies for many of these seemingly outrageous scenarios are increasingly within our grasp.
What many fail to appreciate, however, are the dangers inherent in entrusting some of the most important discussions about the life, death and health of humanity in the hands of a priestly academic class toiling in relative obscurity to produce position papers for government advisory boards.
As more and more increasingly outrageous headlines begin to gain notoriety among the general public–Newsweek making the case for killing granny, for example, or the recent widespread coverage of an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics promoting infanticide–many are only beginning to realize what the authors of the “after-birth abortion†paper admitted in such a blase fashion in the open letter they used to defend their proposal: these debates have been going on in the bioethics community for 40 years. They are only now arriving as a type of fait accomplis to be digested by the public.
Although Bill Gates’ desire for death panels seem frighteningly out of tune with the majority of Americans, these thoughts are very much in the mainstream of bioethics. As historian and researcher Anton Chaitkin has documented in great detail, the death panel discussions in bioethics relate directly to a very disturbing history, one that ties people like Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel–brother of former White House chief of staff and current mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emmanuel–to the ideology that incited some of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. In 2009, Chaitkin presented some of his research on the history of the bioethics euthanasia idea to a meeting of a federal council that was set up to propose funding priorities that would withdraw funding for health care procedures from the elderly.
Chaitkin’s assertions are backed by a litany of data, showing that in fact both the Nazi eugenics movement and the modern bioethics discipline share a common root: the now-discredited 19th century pseudoscience known as eugenics.
First coined by Francis Galton, “eugenics†refers to the theory of hereditable intelligence and morality which posited that wealthy, successful and intelligent individuals were made so by virtue of their good breeding, and that the wicked and vice-ridden lower classes would always remain so because they continued to breed with other poor people. Naturally, this idea appealed to a large section of the scientific community in late Victorian England, providing as it did a justification for their own privilege and wealth. Eugenics soon became a superstar science, propounded by celebrities, politicians and social campaigners with a vested interest in finding a scientific justification for racial and class discrimination.
After the Nazis tarnished the name of eugenics in the eyes of the public, the US Eugenics Society began a process known as crypto-eugenics; changing the name and outward function of the eugenics movement while maintaining its core ideas and goals. As American Eugenics Society co-founder Frederick Osborn wrote:
“Eugenic goals are most likely to be attained under a name other than eugenics.â€
Thus Eugenics Quarterly, a journal co-founded by Osborn for publishing eugenics research, changed its name in 1970 to Social Biology. The American Eugenics Society was renamed the Society for the Study of Social Biology. Osborn himself took the reins of the Population Council, which had been created by John D. Rockefeller III to focus on the threat of the expansion of non-white populations. The Eugenics Society merely moved its offices into the Population Council headquarters and the two groups merged together.
In 1968, the Population Council and the Rockefeller family provided funds for Daniel Callahan to found the Hastings Center, one of the earliest and most influential of the academic bioethics research institutes, boasting many of the leading bioethicists as fellows including Ezekiel Emanuel and Peter Singer. The link is made even more transparent by the fact that the founding director of the Hastings Center, Theodosius Dobzhansky, was a chairman of the American Eugenics Society (1964-1973), while Hastings founder Callahan became a director of the Eugenics Society (1987-1992).
Earlier today I had the chance to talk to Jon Rappoport, an author, researcher and investigative reporter at NoMoreFakeNews.com about the American-based Rockefeller-supported crypto-eugenics pedigree of the bioethics discipline and what this means for those attempting to come to an understanding of the profession.
Different societies throughout the centuries have answered the question of who gets to live and who gets to die in different ways. Throughout much of human history, that question was resolved at a community level based on practices, traditions and cultural norms that had developed among specific people for specific historical reasons.
Never before has that decision been made in such a centralized fashion as it is in 21st century society with its increasingly sophisticated medical technologies administered by accredited professionals in clinical settings that must conform to the edicts of boards, organizations, and governmental regulations. The fear amongst a great majority of the American public–a fear that is immediately and roundly mocked by a significant portion of the establishment lapdog media–is that these decisions have led, and will continue to lead, to a society that places a diminished value on the sanctity of life itself.
Given the proposals for infanticide, death panels, and other serious discussions that have been treated as private, members-only discussions amongst the hallowed ranks of bioethics academia, it would be impossible to say that this fear is unfounded. And given the demonstrable ties between the field of bioethics and the discredited eugenics movement, it does not seem unreasonable at all to question how and why the United States, the most materially wealthy country in the history of civilization, would be so eager to begin weighing the costs of keeping granny alive against the cost of employing teachers.
In this case, it seems, as in many other cases, the only people who are interested in shutting down the discussion are the ones who know they would lose it were it to be opened up for public debate.
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Good report, thanks, James.
This eugenics movement ties in with the global warming/climate scam which Trump is presently demolishing, & the UN Agenda 21 depopulation plans.
A book I recommend: Merchants of Despair, by Robert Zubrin.
He’s a PhD nuclear engineer with 9 patents to his name or pending.
Book traces eugenics back through the Malthusian/Darwinian/Antihumanist roots of the Brit Empire.It also shows how safe & clean nuclear power is being demonised through the corporate media & suppressed.
A harrowing, difficult read through mans’ inhumanities to man, it is reality & worthwhile.
Best,
John Doran.
Eugenics by another name? Try “modern medicine!” Want to cut the high cost of health care? Eliminate allopathic medicine. Problem solved…
The West has spent countless millions of dollars turning Hitler into a four letter word.
Here is a powerful rebuttal:
http://thegreateststorynevertold.tv/
Thank you! I wanted to say something similar in response to the vague link between Eugenics and the mythical “Nazis”. You beat me to it!
Posted that on Zionist David Horowitz site—-and just asked who funded this thing? It was expensive—-deleted and banned from his site. He’s no patriot. He’s a Jewish Supremacist (Zionist—Nazi’s, actually)–period. Zionism is a virus. It must be eliminated. David Horowitz (Front Page) is an enemy to this nation. He always asked for donations. He has an enormous compound in Malibu, California. Donations? For what? He’s worth many millions. But some J$w head stones got knocked over so it’s Holohoax. 200,000 Christians have been slaughtered in unspeakable ways and untold numbers of muslims.
God help him. I can’t.
I’ll go further, I propose no dual nationals shall hold any office. Remember, Ted Cruz and Michelle Backman were called out for dual citizenship with Canada (Cruz) and Bachman–Switerland? and both immediately renounced their dual citizenship and apologized–she wept. How many Kikes , I said it, have done that? ZERO—Feinstein, Schiff, Frank and about 30% of Congress are dual citizens with IsraHELL. I think this ends now. In 1968 or so duality in Congress was deemed illegal–except for the poor Kikes from “Their native land–Palestine”. (look kinda white to me-way whiter than my ass)–maybe Eastern European COMMUNISTS–USSR Bolsheviks? Maybe. Probably. Likely.Those poor Palestinians. I’m with them.
(((They))) know that we know–and will crash this economy this year (blame it on Trump). That, I guarantee. The Fed is a gun at our heads. This very white (Yellen) “middle easterner” is gonna take her orders and crash this economy.
James, you may not remember me but I am a “cripple” and we have exchanged emails. A brain injured man with my intellect intact (rare is what I have been told–156 according to my Neuro-Psyche test–a required test amongst certain (not all) TBI survivors. I was an Accountant, Paramedic, Registered Nurse and a CEO of a very large corporation.
I am also a very angry man. I know I could manage a large corporation as I had–I admit I have deficits which are significant but my intellect is intact such as it is. I could do it tomorrow.
The issue–as a Eugenics Target (I will bet I am the first to go–Liberty Fighters who can think but useless to the evil ones) is The Patriot Act. After 8 months hospital and another 3 years in live in rehabilitation—I was told I would never work again. I applied (secretly) for positions. The response was very positive–I knew I had it (several times)—then I got a letter–No Go. Issue? Background checks–I failed.
I dug further and called the FBI,several times—I came across a very fine woman. I asked her if the reason I could not pass a background check is because I had a guardian for a while–3 years (required by law if in a coma for over 72 hours–I was comatose for a month)—-I asked her this question—is this why I cannot pass a background check? Her answer–“Sir, I cannot give legal advice–and then she said, she started crying, I could tell, YES, thats the reason.”
This seem off base but eugenics is what they have in store for me. I use my little money to pay $1 to James and $7 for Sibel because I am done when they finish this fascist dictatorship of this nation. I will be a corpse with no-one to bury me AND I WISH TO STOP THEM–for others–not me. Expose them and make them pay. I shall do it until my dying day—poor or not–I shall die fighting . This battle won’t help me–this I know—but if I can reach out to future generations to stop this madness–I’ll happily die a poor and stored corpse in the city’s morgue. No one will claim me. I don’t care. I’ll be somewhere else.
Love One Another
The Mohawk
By the way James–Im am trying to set up a Go Fund Me account and purchase a crematorium to give the HUNDREDS of bodies of the poor MY city is storing. I shall give them a Christian burial–even in ashes. They were owed more than to rot in the city’s morgue. I shall do the same for L.A. NYC et al. I don’t know how to do it–same as your Bitcoin offer—I just don;’t know how to. Saw the video–thank you–still confused–brain injury thing.
God love you my brother.
GoFundMe charges 5% of each donation, another 2.9% is taken by the payment processor and an additional 0.3$ per donation.
Their services are limited to some countries, but I assume you’re in US so you should be A-OK.
It was easy to create this one https://www.gofundme.com/im-trying-to-help-mohawk-man
If you have a facebook/tweeter account, it would probably be even easier to set it up.
Basically, you need to sign up and input your personal information. You need a title for your campaign, a description and some media files to go with it. Afterwards it gives you zillion facebook/tweeter etc. sharing options and your campaign is immediately online. They seem to put quite a lot of weight on having a facebook account.
They send you a link to create a stripe account, the payment processor. I had to lie and give false information since my country isn’t supported, but if you have a bank account in a supported country you should fare well.
Thank you sir but I shall never open a Facebook account to Twatter account. I’ll click the link and see where it takes me.
Thanks for caring. You are a good man or woman. These bastards must pay. Big time.
Understand that that I am brain injured—intellect intact but have issues—James sent me a video on how to set up a Bitcoin account (free Bitcoins!)–they spoke too fast—I have a deficit which includes “speed of processing” which simply means people must speak slower. My brain cant’t process what they are saying. I simply couldn’t understand–they spoke way too fast. My IQ is high but brain death partially it an issue.
Thank you for commenting. I just want to help others who have passed. We must love our fellow man and respect them and their passings. Take care of them even when they die. I am poor myself. It’s not for me. Worms and coyotes need to eat too. That’ll be me. I’ll die in the mountains. In the meantime–I’ll fight for these poor souls as long as I’m alive. Me, who cares. No one does–But I’ll fight until the day I die. These poor people kept in a city morgue? No more.
Thats me–called a ‘Radical” by a University Professor whom has befriend me lately. A very leftist man. Truth/documented theft and Love is radical? I offered this evening that I will purchase James DVD regarding the FED–IF he shows to his class.
Be well Brother. May Love be your aim. Good work so far. You’e there so far.
Love One Another
The Mohawk.
Facebook and twitter accounts aren’t required, but can help with getting the word out. If you need help with setting up that bid, let me know, I’ll do what I can.
Lithium
While I am opposed to any government or collectivist intervention into an individuals right to health choices, I want to point out some data on Lithium.
Part of my years growing up were spent in Mineral Wells, TX which is home of the “Crazy Water”. In fact, in the 1930’s radio broadcasts of big bands came out of “The Crazy Water Hotel”. The water had traces of Lithium in it.
Some studies show that people live longer and healthier in communities with traces of Lithium in the water.
EX “27 Texas Counties Studied” – “Lithium in drinking water and the incidences of crimes, suicides, and arrests related to drug addictions.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1699579
Lithium orotate is a natural supplement one can take if this is a body-needed nutrient. Lithium by prescription is not healthy.
Like much of the stuff being spoon fed to people, even children, today it isn’t healthy by design.
Lithium is actually very healthy (in its natural trace amount form).
The reason the Mineral Wells well water is called “Crazy Water” is because in the early days it cured a lady of her craziness. Mineral Wells once hosted many celebrities for its water’s curative abilities. The very tall vacant Baker Hotel stands as a symbol of a by-gone era in this small Texas town.
I was referring to your last statement there.
Much of these drugs being forced on people today are, to say the least, overpriced, untested and prescribed on a whim, by doctors to whom the oath they supposedly took means next to nothing.
I believe this is all a result of a dogma called economy.
I have a lot of experience in nutritional supplements, alternative therapies, and anti-aging medicine.
I see this as the polar opposite of Eugenics.
Some examples of cool stuff which I have tried…
http://www.agpatelmd.com/AlternativeMedicalProtocols/BioPhotonicTherapy/DiseasesTreatedWithBPT.aspx
http://www.ahctherapies.com/iv-therapy/
http://joshmitteldorf.scienceblog.com/2013/03/17/deprenyl-understudied-little-known-anti-aging-drug/
“Curing Shih Tzu from fatal encephalitis” – (Lots of info on supplements, especially the brain-food Lecithin of which most people are deficient.) http://www.dogforum.com/dog-health/enchephalitis-dogs-meningitis-spinal-brain-inflammation-208434/
By Matt Agorist – February 3, 2018
Pharma Co Has License Suspended as Vaccine Blamed For Sterilization of 500,000 Women & Children
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/pharma-co-vaccine-license-sterilization/
YouTube
https://youtu.be/4PA_ZV6SSKo