Also in the Civil Rights Era political hits were called assassinations. Now they are called "suicide." Big difference.
Prior 1945 they were called Eugenics. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691172422/hitlers-american-model
Even earlier manifest destiny. However much I appreciated Senator Charles Sumner for his ethics and horror against slavery and genocide/extirpation, it's kind of sad that canning to death of Senators is no longer an allowed sport.
Also in the Civil Rights Era political hits were called assassinations. Now they are called "suicide." Big difference.
Prior 1945 they were called Eugenics. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691172422/hitlers-american-model
Even earlier manifest destiny. However much I appreciated Senator Charles Sumner for his ethics and horror against slavery and genocide/extirpation, it's kind of sad that canning to death of Senators is no longer an allowed sport.