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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 406725" data-attributes="member: 463">You could just as well say the Knights of Genetic Purity, the exact opposite of the Nitz's, are Nazis because they don't want the gene pool sullied by mutant/enhanced genes!&nbsp; I'm not sure what you're talking about.&nbsp; The Nitz's believe that genetically modified humans are superior to non-modified.&nbsp; The Knights believe pure-strain humans are superior to modified ones.&nbsp; I suppose you can argue that anyone who believes any genetic engineering can make anyone 'better' (in the sense of being more worthy, as opposed to the sense of merely being better adapted to a particular task or environment) is a Nazi or proto-Nazi.Generally though the show's Nietzschean philosophy implies that the best thing to do is maximise your gene pool, and is hostile to the 'Nazi' idea of genetic purity, except as it pertains to avoiding specific defects like short-sightedness or a predisposition to genetic diseases.&nbsp; That's why the show's Nietszcheans appear to be so genetically diverse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 406725, member: 463"] You could just as well say the Knights of Genetic Purity, the exact opposite of the Nitz's, are Nazis because they don't want the gene pool sullied by mutant/enhanced genes! I'm not sure what you're talking about. The Nitz's believe that genetically modified humans are superior to non-modified. The Knights believe pure-strain humans are superior to modified ones. I suppose you can argue that anyone who believes any genetic engineering can make anyone 'better' (in the sense of being more worthy, as opposed to the sense of merely being better adapted to a particular task or environment) is a Nazi or proto-Nazi. Generally though the show's Nietzschean philosophy implies that the best thing to do is maximise your gene pool, and is hostile to the 'Nazi' idea of genetic purity, except as it pertains to avoiding specific defects like short-sightedness or a predisposition to genetic diseases. That's why the show's Nietszcheans appear to be so genetically diverse. [/QUOTE]

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