I wonder if you could analyze internet discussions for an effect.

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    7 hours ago

    Unfortunately, that movie’s main message was about eugenics. I am not arguing that anti-intellectualism is not spreading like a cancer, but that movie is not the best thing to reference.

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      3 hours ago

      I don’t think it ever actually promoted eugenics. It just explored the natural consequences of two facts in a comedic way:

      • Intelligence has a hereditary component to it.
      • Stupid people have more kids.

      It never tries to push any eugenics-based agenda. It would have if they tried to say that dumb people shouldn’t be allowed to have kids, but they never went anywhere near that.