Eugenetics

"Will people soon be manufactured in genetic factories?"

Conspiracy theories warn that an authoritarian government or secret elite could try to create an ‘ideal’ society. The means? Genetic manipulation and selection. People with specific physical or intellectual traits could be deliberately bred or cloned to create a ‘superior’ race. Others who do not meet these ‘perfect’ genetic standards would be considered inferior. The potential consequences include discrimination, exclusion, oppression, and even elimination of those who do not possess the desired genes. This strongly echoes the eugenics programs of the National Socialists. Whether history repeats itself depends on the lessons we learn from the past – hopefully the right ones.