From: "Gary Britt" 

Never read the books.  Saw the movies for 1984 and Fahrenheit 451.

I'm not sure I understand your point or question?

Gary

"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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> Gary Britt wrote:
> > You were joking, but I thought of this before my original post.  Once we
get
> > to designer babies via DNA manipulation, it will be a short time
thereafter
> > that the politically correct crowd will want to 1.  Make it illegal to
> > program certain characteristics (most of which will likely be associated
> > with conservative, white, Christian, males in some way or another) and
2.
> > Make it MANDATED BY LAW that certain traits MUST be programmed into a
> > designer baby whether the parents want it or not (most of which will
likely
> > be associated with female, liberal, and minority/gay politics).
> >
> > Sound crazy?  Yes, but it won't to the PC liberal crowd.
> >
> > Affirmative action to create "gay" babies.  Yep they'd
(the PC Liberal
> > crowd) go for it.
> > Affirmative action to make it illegal to prevent a
"gay" baby.  Yep,
they'd
> > go for it.
> > Affirmative action to specify the ratio of
male/female/black/Hispanic/Muslim
> > babies.  Yep, they'd go for it.
> > Laws requiring *enhanced* docileness and obedience to authority, yep
they'd
> > go for it.
> > Laws making it illegal to enhance, independence, risk taking,
> > entrepreneurship, courage, "maleness", etc.  Yep,
they'd go for it.
> >
> Have you ever read the 1984/Brave New World/Farenheit 451 semi-triloogy?
>
> Esp (in this case) Brave New World.
>
> Adam

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