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I think you have a really good point.
I'm anti-eugenics, I just want good sex education and free birth control and abortion. Educate people, and empower them with personal agency.
I think the genetics/natural-selection part of Idiocracy is wrong and in bad taste - ignorance and stupidity are far more correlated to economic insecurity, poverty, food deserts, underfunded schooling. We can and should fix these.
I suspect most people would ultimately agree with this over eugenics, even if they reference Idiocracy.