It makes me really sad to realize Mike Judge was only wrong about one thing in Idiocracy... that it would take 400 years for us to get there...because here we are, not even 20 years later.
this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2024
80 points (93.5% liked)
Political Memes
5598 readers
1800 users here now
Welcome to politcal memes!
These are our rules:
Be civil
Jokes are okay, but don’t intentionally harass or disturb any member of our community. Sexism, racism and bigotry are not allowed. Good faith argumentation only. No posts discouraging people to vote or shaming people for voting.
No misinformation
Don’t post any intentional misinformation. When asked by mods, provide sources for any claims you make.
Posts should be memes
Random pictures do not qualify as memes. Relevance to politics is required.
No bots, spam or self-promotion
Follow instance rules, ask for your bot to be allowed on this community.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
You could just as easily make a case that's about "nurture" more than "nature". Stupid and negligent people will make bad parents regardless of genetics.
That's a very sympathetic reading. I'd suggest watching the opening of the film which very clearly frames the story in terms of "evolution," "breeding," "genetics," and "intelligence."
True, but it's only about eugenics if you think that intelligence is a primarily hereditary trait rather than a learned one.
Agreed. The Idiocracy==eugenics concept seems to be localized entirely to the internet, and seems to be paraded around by those that understand neither literature, nor how human genetics actually work. Evident by how they glaze over the remaining 80% of the opening sequence that's about the juxtaposition between American idealism, and the reality of what American culture actually promotes and produces.
It also shows the "intelligent" couple as having fertility issues, while Cleetus the Slackjawed yokel has a hundred children.
Because they prioritised their work, which is extremely common.
It is harder for older couples to have children.