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September 3, 2008
Eugenicist Marie Stopes Honored With Stamp
One of the most remarkable propaganda feats of the twentieth century was the Left's ability in the aftermath of WWII to spin National Socialism as a conservative doctrine. In reality, Nazis were self-consciously progressive, and largely in step with their colleagues in America and Britain, the predecessors of today's Democrats and Labour supporters. Progressives then as now were in love with abortion. Their obsession with race is nothing new either, although they used to side with Caucasians. One of their heroes was Marie Stopes, who is still collecting honors:
Marie Stopes, the notorious early 20th century contraception campaigner, eugenicist and anti-Semite, did for Britain what Margaret Sanger did for the US: preached the doctrines of eugenics and promoted contraception and sterilisation to achieve "racial hygiene." So successful was she at altering British society in favour of her eugenics doctrines, the British government has chosen her to be included in a "Women of Distinction" line of stamps.
The Royal Mail announced this weekend that the face of Marie Stopes, who advocated the sterilisation of poor women to promote the "welfare of the race", will feature on the 50p stamp. The stamps will be available beginning 14 October 2008.
Columnist Gerald Warner wrote on his weblog at the Daily Telegraph, "Considering the hysteria nowadays attaching to issues of race, at first sight it seems extraordinary that Stopes should have earned commemoration on a stamp."
"To the [politically correct] establishment, however, even racist peccadilloes can be ignored to honour a pioneer who helped promote the anti-life culture and relieve women of the intolerable trauma of giving birth to a child with a cleft palate."
A month before Britain went to war with Nazi Germany, Stopes was sending poetry to Hitler, along with her fond regards. Coming next: Heinrich Himmler stamps.
On a tip from Oiao.
Posted by Van Helsing at September 3, 2008 9:43 AM
Comments
Nazis (...) the descendants of today's (...)
Surely you meant "the predecessors".
Although I would accept the "antecedents as well".
Posted by: The Alaskan Caribou at September 3, 2008 10:06 AM
These family-planning types don't realize how lucky they are that their parents didn't plan them out of existence.
Posted by: CoderInCrisis at September 3, 2008 10:18 AM
Alaskan Caribou,
Thanks, I made the fix.
Posted by: Van Helsing at September 3, 2008 1:10 PM
That stamp should be issued PRE-CANCELED!
Posted by: KHarn at September 3, 2008 2:47 PM
You'll love this one - Obama might pursue criminal charges against Bush
Posted by: Rob Banks at September 3, 2008 9:00 PM
