Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters?
As a somewhat progressive from the US-perspective (so: European, living in Germany) I don&#x27;t recall saying genetics didn&#x27;t impact things. Genetics is just not a lever I am willing to pull in order to influence things. As some of you might recall, the last time Germany tried just that it went into the direction of ultimate genocidal horror. Also there are much more low hanging fruits with a bigger impact on a societies wellbeing (tackling monopolies, corruption, reorganizing work spaces etc.).<p>The reason why people on the left defend against the notion that genetics are everything is because this is <i>the</i> thing fascists use to divide people and make them kill each other. So cool — genetics matter, just like education, nutrition, social situation, security of ones environment etc — but what do we do with this? Argue that <i>some people</i> do rightfully suffer because they <i>chose</i> to have been born into the wrong body? Try to weed out the bad genetics? Who will decide what is bad genetics? The aryan master race? People of color?<p>There are so many other levers we can pull I don&#x27;t think we need to bring genetics into it from a political improvement perspective. When we think about healthcare that is a different topic.