>>11609970Well, you may dislike the tone and overarching theme, but I see it in terms of a Brave New World like attempt to soften up and dumb down the population over time. Consider the synergistic effect of inducing with pitocin, halting placental transfusion by immediately clamping off the umbilical cord, and then injecting vitamin K. There is something known as the "golden hour" in the perinatal period, which influences a lot of the child's development. Instead of simply leaving the mother and child alone, look at what they do in the first hour.
Consider Huxley's description of the manufacturing of "epsilons". They are deprived of oxygen during development. Brave New World was published in 1932. By the early 40's doctors in the US, UK, and elsewhere had been trained to clamp immediately.
So many quotes by people of the day on overpopulation, eugenics, and ensuring societal stability. Can't begin to post it all. It's obviously about social stratification. The cattle get clamped etc, not unlike you castrate cattle or clip a bird's wings, and the upper classes get to keep their fuller faculties. For now. If people aren't woken up soon, it will be too late to halt the process.
