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"However, not surprising that The Oregonian tries to put all the blame on the Nazis--which is liberal shorthand for conservatives."

Recommended reading: "In the Name of Eugenics : Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity," by Daniel J. Kevles -- read in conjunction with The Nazi Connection: Eugenics, American Racism, and German National Socialism, by Stefan Kuhl for additional information Kevles glosses over.

It's a common mistake for people to say that the U.S. got our population control/eugenics/racism/sterilization etc., from Germany -- Germany got them from us.

And, yes, the Nazis were the Nationalsozialistische deutsche Arbeiter-Partei, the National Socialist German Workers' Party. Left-wingers.

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Eugenics has been practiced since ancient times, and in the 20th century Sweden had a eugenics program that lasted for 40 years. In fact, a total of 28 countries practiced eugenics in the 20th century.