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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
We do practice eugenics. People that have a fetus that will be born with down syndrome sometimes abort them. (I know there are arguments about if this is eugenics, and even though I lean towards eugenics I want to say that I am pro-choice and I don't believe this is unethical. If it would be forced abortions for children that will have down syndrome then I would definitely call it eugenics.) 

I don't agree that eugenics is a "legit thing." Most implementations would cause a genetic bottleneck. Cloning is peak eugenics.

(Let's ignore that star wars is fantasy for a moment) Look at clone troopers they are all a copy of a badass bounty hunter. Using cloning they made a perfect soldier. In the real world somebody would just create a parasite/bacteria/virus tailored just to them and instantly crush the republic. 

Maybe that's a feature of eugenics. Have a rich upper class race with diverse genetics and a working class race with an emergency biological warfare situation and a backup working class race ready to create. If the workers start to revolt you just murder them all and start over.
gpt
I guess individual practice of eugenics is the only moral way to do it. Any kind of systemic implementation would be hugely shitty.   


When I say legit thing, I mean it would work if done "correctly", i.e. take into account genetic diversity and all that. Obviously there are unsustainable implementations of everything. But it's all moot, there's no systemic implementation that wouldn't wildly violate people's humanitarian rights.