Social Darwinism Speech
Taylor Hamilton
May 19, 2014
Period 7
Social Darwinism speech
Let me start by giving you my name: I am T. Phillips Thompson, and I am a Canadian poet and a social reformer. I wrote “The Political Economist and the Tramp”. I have strong beliefs that Social Darwinism is wrong. My poem ridicules Social Darwinism, and the very idea that we could leave fellow Americans behind. Leaving poor Americans without any government aid is wrong and immoral. Government assistance should be a moral obligation. “Survival of the fittest” should be left to the animals in the wild, not to the civilized humans, when have the ability and tools to help the ones who need assistance.
Many of our greatest inventors and innovators were born poor. If those individuals would have never been helped, where would we be without their inventions and grants for society?
Many of my colleagues say that failure is directly tied to genetics, so we should involuntarily sterilize those who are failing, a tactic also known as eugenics. But, it has been proven that failure is tied to the environment we were raised in, not our DNA. Who is to say a rich man cannot come out of a poor family? If the poor and unstable are left to fend for themselves, some are likely to commit crimes so they are arrested. They will be given food and shelter for free by the government. Could you imagine, having to be arrested and placed with criminals, just because you can’t afford food or a home to live in? Nobody should have to resort to such methods of survival. If you ask me, that is animalistic (and primitive?).
It takes all kinds to make the world go round, and the people who don’t make as much money as the big businessmen are part of that world, just as much as the people like Andrew Carnegie are.
It is not only the government’s obligation and duty to help the impoverished, but it is also our duty not to let fellow Americans be left to their own devices when our government decides they don’t
need
May 19, 2014
Period 7
Social Darwinism speech
Let me start by giving you my name: I am T. Phillips Thompson, and I am a Canadian poet and a social reformer. I wrote “The Political Economist and the Tramp”. I have strong beliefs that Social Darwinism is wrong. My poem ridicules Social Darwinism, and the very idea that we could leave fellow Americans behind. Leaving poor Americans without any government aid is wrong and immoral. Government assistance should be a moral obligation. “Survival of the fittest” should be left to the animals in the wild, not to the civilized humans, when have the ability and tools to help the ones who need assistance.
Many of our greatest inventors and innovators were born poor. If those individuals would have never been helped, where would we be without their inventions and grants for society?
Many of my colleagues say that failure is directly tied to genetics, so we should involuntarily sterilize those who are failing, a tactic also known as eugenics. But, it has been proven that failure is tied to the environment we were raised in, not our DNA. Who is to say a rich man cannot come out of a poor family? If the poor and unstable are left to fend for themselves, some are likely to commit crimes so they are arrested. They will be given food and shelter for free by the government. Could you imagine, having to be arrested and placed with criminals, just because you can’t afford food or a home to live in? Nobody should have to resort to such methods of survival. If you ask me, that is animalistic (and primitive?).
It takes all kinds to make the world go round, and the people who don’t make as much money as the big businessmen are part of that world, just as much as the people like Andrew Carnegie are.
It is not only the government’s obligation and duty to help the impoverished, but it is also our duty not to let fellow Americans be left to their own devices when our government decides they don’t
need