bedub1 wrote:Survival of the Fittest is a wonderful idea. The fact we are getting away from it is leading to the destruction of the planet, the human species, and many many other species on the planet. The main problem, is there are too many people on the planet. We need to get rid of lots and lots of them. I'd prefer to get rid of the stupid ones, not the smart ones. If you don't understand what I'm talking about, go watch the movie Idiocracy. My plan to get rid of the excess population is this:
All social programs will be cut. No more food for the poor, no more healthcare for the poor, no more anything for the poor. Let them die. Poor people are typically pretty stupid, so we don't need them. If you can't afford it, you can't have it.
Punishment for all crimes against other people will be death. You hit somebody, you die. You rape somebody, you die. You run over a kid, you die. You hit your wife, you die. You smoke pot, nobody cares, because you haven't hurt anybody. If you steal from me, you die. This will make the world a more polite place, as people that are pieces of shit, will die.
I figure this will get rid of a good 30% of the population. Now that there are fewer people, global warming will be pretty much solved, we won't cut down as many trees, etc etc etc. Plus the world is smarter now, so we won't be so stupid with our actions...
But seriously, go watch Idiocracy. It's a great movie, and is already coming true. We must stop this decline immediately.
First of all, as Skittles and Nzen pointed out, Charles Darwin did not create the theory of Social Darwinism. Darwinism itself is a scientific theory based on natural selection (survival of the fittest) and evolution, applied to animals up to the point when humans evolved, and as humans and other animals continue to evolve as species.
Social Darwinism, on the other hand, was the excuse given by many Europeans for their oppression of people in Asia and Africa during the late 1800s. They essentially claimed that white people dominated because of "survival of the fittest" even though it was because they exploited other people. They knew that they were oppressing people, but had to justify it. They were convinced that they were further evolved than people in Africa and Asia, giving them supreme rights over everyone else. Charles Darwin did not create the theory, nor did he support it.
As a side note, the Darwin Awards are awards "given" to people who did something extravagant or otherwise judged to be idiotic, and died as a result. They are called the Darwin Awards because we are commending them for successfully removing themselves from the gene pool. In case anyone thought we were discussing that.
Finally, the idea that all or most poor people are stupid is condemnable. Poor people know much more about the
real world than you or I. They see what really happens, and occasionally obtain the means to show sheltered people like us things about the world. They are first hand witnesses to oppression, murder, disease, and they suffer through that often at our expense. Someone has to lose. That in itself is terrible. The thought to kill those who suffer most and survive, for no legitimate purpose (as presented) is downright obscene. Overpopulation is a problem. I admit to that. The murder of anyone at all is no solution.
