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    Hogan’s a single issue voter. He just wants to support the candidate that will let him say the N word.

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          I think you and I remember that scene differently. The example “intelligent” couple put off having children to focus on career goals, when they finally decided to go for it and had fertility issues, they were significantly older than when the scene began.

          Loss of reproductive functions happens naturally with age, which is why humans have a so-called biological clock. That metaphorical bell rings when you’re at your biological peak for creating offspring.

          The simpletons in the example, being driven more by biological needs and fleeting desires. So they had children without regard to whether they could afford to or with any planning or foresight.

          The intellectuals on the other hand were waiting for the right time, which, by the time that happened, fertility had dropped to the point where it wasn’t going to happen.

          That’s what I understood from it, but idk. I’m just some guy

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            What you describe is empirical fact. Higher earners (proxy for more intelligent) reproduce later and less.

            This is due to capitalism, not eugenics.

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              no one’s arguing that part. the movie implies that this leads to a stupid population, which is a eugenicist claim, and factually wrong.

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                It’s only eugenics if the solution is to interfere with human reproduction. The movie is about an average person living in a stupid world. Not a call to euthanize useless eaters.

                Lets see if you can propose a different 2 minute introduction that allows the same world building but satisfies your sensibilities. I suspect you won’t be able to beat the directors choice.

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                  easy. you don’t tie it to breeding at all.

                  “education was systematically enshittified so most of the world is dumb now”

                  done.

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          “Critics note Vining’s involvement with the white supremacist journal Mankind Quarterly and his acceptance of grants from the Pioneer Fund.”

          And

          “Some studies nonetheless claim to show no evidence for dysgenic effects in human populations.[47][48][49][50] Theories about dysgenic and eugenic effects in human populations have historically been associated with scientific racism.”

          Well well well, I’m not subscribed to Mankind Quarterly, but I would like you to know that before the industrial revolution my ancestors (and probably those from everyone reading here) were working them fields and couldn’t read, so let the rednecks reproduce, we’ll be fine. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

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            I’m not arguing in favor of eugenics.

            I’m saying that a 2 minute opening exposition of a comedy film has no ulterior motive.

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                Again, no control over human reproduction is even hinted at. The writers are creating jokes, not nazi propaganda.

                Either write a better introduction and post it here or GTFO

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    Idiot sold out the wrestlers union to Vince McMahon, too. Grade-A piece of shit, through and through.

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          I want someone to publicly humiliate him, rip off his sunglasses, red hat, wig, & mustache while he’s standing up there in public with cameras on him

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    What’s going on with Hulk Hogans hair? It’s blonde yet silken, like that of a Chinese man.

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    Has this guy even been relevant since 1984? Oh ok, he can rip off a pre-ripped t-shirt? Wow.

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    The RNC puts these fakes up there to influence the “poorly educated” and it works magnificently. It’s the same reason the put up those blatantly blasphemous "religious charlatans. They pay a few dozen actors to whip up the obedient cult mob. Ever notice some faces, apparently have no jobs, show up at dozens of rallies?

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    All the stupid shit the Rs do. All the meme worthy shit.

    Is shit.

    Flooding the zone.

    Meanwhile… the real scary shit has been happening out in the open.

    These are distractions. MTG, boebert, litter boxes, all distractions to get you riled up and occupied.

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    Using butch and misgendering as an insult. Hahahaha.

    I’ll eat my downvotes, Idc. But can we not? This is literally just bigot boomer humor.