[BCrago66]

This is a long article. If you have the time, click the above link to read the rest.

[elbucko]

"Useless eaters:"

No wonder Al Franken's worried.

[LibFreeOrDie]

Dr. Mostert has an excellent multimedia presentation here:

http://www.regent.edu/admin/ctl/uselesseaters/

[AmericaUnited]

A lot of the self-proclaimed 'smart people' have posted that the 'slippery slip' and comparisons to Nazi 'useless eater' policy detailed above is utterly ridiculous, just wild eyed nonsense from the Bible-thumpers. Oh... if only the rest of us could be so 'smart' and 'enlightened'.

[Still Thinking]

So I guess they'd have been taking a pass on Stephen Hawking. They lost Einstein as it was. Nazism is such a practical philosophy.

[truth_seeker]

I have read that the Plains Indian culture left the elderly behind to die, when they became too big of a burden, to bring along.

It was understood by all parties this was a simple completion of the circle of life.

It was NOT thought of that they were murdering the elderly.

I'm not taking sides, but merely pointing out an example whereby the elderly are allowed to pass on, as part of an understood cultural practice.

[truth_seeker]

I have read that the Plains Indian culture left the elderly behind to die, when they became too big of a burden, to bring along.

It was understood by all parties this was a simple completion of the circle of life.

It was NOT thought of that they were murdering the elderly.

I'm not taking sides, but merely pointing out an example whereby the elderly are allowed to pass on, as part of an understood cultural practice.

[GreyFriar]

Ah yes, now all of Europe is accepting the concepts of euthnasia that were considered crimes against humanity at the end of WW2. Holland seems to be the leader, such a turn after its revulsion of Hitler during the 40s. And here in the USA, the spiritual descendants of Hitler's theories, the socialists and abortion backers are furthering his cause. How soon will we hear a call for the rehabilation of Hitler, because he lead the way in controlling health care costs and saving social security?

[Yanni.Znaio]

Pardon my curiosity, but what led you to this article?

I posted a link to it in the Bloggers & Personal forum on the 27th.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

I took this to bed with me and read it. Excellent article; well worth the time. It was interesting to see how one of the first methods used in Nazi Germany for "euthanizing" so-called "defective" children was starvation, and how the rationale given was that they were somehow dying a natural death.