Nexus - 1705 - New Times Magazine-pages

Page Content (OCR)

Thus, the "principle of human equality" becomes the "fact of human inequality’: Finally we come to a difficult problen—that of discovering how we can reconcile our principle of human equality with the biological fact of human inequality... The democratic principle of equality, which is also Unesco’s, is a principle of equality of opportunity—that human beings should be equal before the law, should have equal opportunities for education, for making a living, for freedom of expression and movement and thought. The biological absence of equality, on the other hand, concerns the natural endowments of man and the fact of genetic difference in regard to them. There are instances of biological inequality which are so gross that they cannot be reconciled at all with the principle of equal opportunity. Thus low-grade mental defectives cannot be offered equality of educational opportunity, nor are the insane equal with the sane before the law or in respect of most freedoms. However, Genetics | the full implications of the fact of human inequality have not often been drawn an unpre and certainly need to be brought out ‘ here, as they are very relevant to power int Unesco's task.! hands: tt Thus, the "principle of human equality" becomes the We do not yet fully understand nor comprehend the "fact of human inequality": implications of genetic manipulation in our food, plants, Finally we come to a difficult problem—that of discovering how animals and humans. What is clear is that we are we can reconcile our principle of human equality with the changing the very biology of our environment and biological fact of human inequality... The democratic principle ourselves in it... of equality, which is also Unesco's, is a principle of equality of The problem with the interaction of science and power opportunity—that human beings should be equal before the is that with such great power comes the temptation to law, should have equal opportunities for education, for making use and abuse it. If the ability to create a weapon like an a living, for freedom of expression and movement and thought. atomic bomb seems possible, most certainly there are The biological absence of equality, on the other hand, concerns those who seek to make it probable. Where there is the natural endowments of man and the fact of genetic temptation, there is human weakness. difference in regard to them. So while genetics can be used for benevolent purposes There are instances of biological inequality which are so gross and for the betterment of humankind, so too can it be that they cannot be reconciled at all with the principle of equal used effectively to create a biological caste system opportunity. Thus low-grade mental where, in time, it would be feasible to defectives cannot be offered equality of see a break in the human race where, educational opportunity, nor are the as human advancement technologies insane equal with the sane before the law become increasingly available, the use or in respect of most freedoms. However, Genetics unleashes of these technologies is reserved for the full implications of the fact of human he elite so that there comes a time inequality have not often been drawn an unprecedented where there is a biological separation and certainly need to be brought out power into human in the human species. ere, as they are very relevant to Oliver Curry, an evolutionary theorist Unesco's task.! hands: the power rom the London School of Economics, predicts that "[the] human race will So eugenics must be employed, as of unnatural ave reached its physical peak by the he UNESCO paper explains, to creation and the year 3000" and "will one day split into address the issues of raising human . . wo separate species, an attractive, welfare to a manageable level; manipulation of intelligent ruling elite and an nat ne ime wi come where biology. We do underctass of dim-witted, ugly elites will need to address the oblin-like creatures”.”” whole of humanity as a single not yet fully . orce, and with a single voice. _ understand nor Population Control as Eugenics Eugenics is about the social Not only was the field of organisation and control of comprehend the genetics born of eugenics and umanity. Ultimately, eugenics is implications... heavily financed by the same monied interests that seek social control, but so too was the field of population control. In environmental literature and rhetoric, one concept that has Genetics as Eugenics emerged over the years as playing Award-winning author and researcher Edwin Black a significant part is population control. Population is wrote an authoritative history of eugenics in his book seen as an environmental issue because the larger the War Against the Weak, in which he explains that "the population, the more resources it consumes and the incremental effort to transform eugenics into human more land it occupies. genetics forged an entire worldwide infrastructure", with In this concept, the more people there are, the worse the founding in 1938 of the Institute of Human Genetics the environment becomes. Thus, programs aimed at in Copenhagen, led by Tage Kemp, a Rockefeller — controlling population growth are often framed in an Foundation eugenicist, and financed with money from environmentalist lens. the Rockefeller Foundation.” While not abandoning the There is also a distinctly radical element in this field, eugenics goals, the new, re-branded eugenics movement which views population growth not simply as an "claimed to be eradicating poverty and saving the — environmental concern but frames people in general as a environment"...” virus that must be eradicated if the Earth is to survive. Genetics unleashes an unprecedented power into However, in the view of elites, population control is more human hands: the power of unnatural creation and the about controlling the people than saving the manipulation of biology. environment... about the engineering of inequality. In genetics, elites ound a way to take discrimination down to the DNA. an unprecedented power into human hands: the power manipulation of biology. We do not yet fully comprehend the implications... Genetics as Eugenics Ce Award-winning author and researcher Edwin Black wrote an authoritative history of eugenics in his book War Against the Weak, in which he explains that "the incremental effort to transform eugenics into human genetics forged an entire worldwide infrastructure", with the founding in 1938 of the Institute of Human Genetics in Copenhagen, led by Tage Kemp, a Rockefeller Foundation eugenicist, and financed with money from the Rockefeller Foundation.” While not abandoning the eugenics goals, the new, re-branded eugenics movement "claimed to be eradicating poverty and saving the environment"...” Genetics unleashes an unprecedented power into human hands: the power of unnatural creation and the manipulation of biology. 14 * NEXUS Genetics unleashes of unnatural creation and the understand nor AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2010 www.nexusmagazine.com