16 Shades of Black VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 May 2013 | Page 26

of the eugenics argument was based on the idea that we selectively breed our livestock for desired traits; why not do the same with human society? As one sign asks, “Are you a thoroughbred?””

Eugenics was portrayed as the self-direction for human evolution, in which its logo was depicted as a tree that united a variety of different fields (biology, genetics, religion, education, history, ethnology, economics, etc). Considering society as a whole, from the actions of one society another society uses its five senses, thus imitating. So as a society, the idea that we are all rooted together has a huge impact, because this system of belief reached full potential in the extermination camps of Nazi Germany.

The world thought Hitler was absurd, but the concept of a white, blond-haired, blue-eyed Nordic (Aryan) race was not only Adolf Hitler’s theory. The idea was formed in the United States at two decades before Hitler came to power. When Hitler wrote ‘Mein Kampf’, he referenced American eugenists in which he stated, “There is today one state, in which at least weak beginnings toward a better conception (of immigration) are noticeable. Of course, it is not our model German Republic, but the United States." “I have studied with great interest the laws of several American states concerning prevention of reproduction by people whose progeny would, in all probability, be of no value or be injurious to the racial stock.” Following this further, the notion of this biological construct continues to play a tremendous role upon the 21st century.