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Indi Guy

(3,992 posts) Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:05 PM Jan 2012

North Carolina: Report Delivered on Eugenics (forced sterilization) Program...

The report from a task force examining how to compensate thousands of North Carolinians who were sterilized against their will under a state program was delivered to Gov. Bev Perdue on Friday. The governor has said she will review the report, which suggests $50,000 per living victim and mental health services, and will make her recommendations to the legislature. The program, which ran from 1929 to 1974, was intended to reduce welfare rolls by preventing mostly poor, uneducated and sometimes mentally handicapped people from bearing children. About 7,600 people were deemed unfit to reproduce. The task force estimates that as many as 2,000 of them are still alive.

[link:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/28/us/north-carolina-report-delivered-on-eugenics-program.html?ref=todayspaper|

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North Carolina: Report Delivered on Eugenics (forced sterilization) Program... (Original Post) Indi Guy Jan 2012 OP

Hitler, you all.... WCGreen Jan 2012 #1

where do you think Hitler got the idea sclibertymom Jan 2012 #2

I think it is amazing that on one hand we are headed back that way if we keep electing these rabid jwirr Jan 2012 #3

At the rate that we Yankees madmax Jan 2012 #4

I hope you and your family stay in this state a long, long time. bathroommonkey76 Jan 2012 #5

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

1. Hitler, you all....

Reply to Indi Guy (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 10:36 PM

Jan 2012

sclibertymom

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2. where do you think Hitler got the idea

Reply to Indi Guy (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2012, 11:28 PM

Jan 2012

The American eugenics movement received extensive funding from various corporate foundations including the Carnegie Institution, Rockefeller Foundation, and the Harriman railroad fortune.
IBM computers were used to # the prisoners.
The best part of it all is they still want to cull the herd google bill gates says vaccines will help population controll it is sick he gave tons of money to vaccinate the 3rd world

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

3. I think it is amazing that on one hand we are headed back that way if we keep electing these rabid

Reply to Indi Guy (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 12:36 AM

Jan 2012

rethugs and on the other hand we are talking abour reparations for those who suffered in the past. I am glad they are doing this. My family suffered from the eugenics movement in Iowa. I am very lucky to even exist.

And yes, Hitler did get the idea from us. He just carried it further than we did. But given time the way things are going today maybe we will catch up with him.

madmax

(16,612 posts)

4. At the rate that we Yankees

Reply to Indi Guy (Original post)

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 10:49 AM

Jan 2012

are invading NC we should be able to turn the state blue.

Moved to NC from NJ and love my new adopted state. I'm glad hearts and minds are changing and a little infusion of liberal blood may make a difference for the future. My heart goes out to those who were exploited and suffered in the past.

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)

5. I hope you and your family stay in this state a long, long time.

Reply to madmax (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 02:48 PM

Jan 2012

Try to have as many babies as possible. That will help in future elections.

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