Political Correctness and Genetics Research

An article in The Globe and Mail reports that scientists increasingly have to submit their research papers on human genetic differences to English journals, since they won't be considered for publication in the U.S.

Much of the objection comes from African-American community leaders, who are especially sensitive to how the results of genetic variation studies will be used.  "If Africans and other populations were included in the [studies], there was serious concern that any differences found in their genomes might leave them open to another tier of discrimination, perhaps from health-insurance companies."

And health issues are not the only issue.  For example, a central moral "truth" keeping U.S. society functioning and stable is that "all men are created equal".  If it's determined that some individuals (or groups) have innately lower I.Q., or are pre-disposed to criminal behavior based on their genetic differences, then (it's feared) the whole progressive basis for America's view of itself will be undermined.

Already, a conference to explore the links between crime and genetic variation was cancelled, due to protests.  In America, 13% of the population is African-American, yet half of all crimes are perpetrated by African-Americans.  The usual explanation is that it's due to poverty, and a history of racism and slavery.  Popular government programs (such as Welfare and Head Start) are justified in part due to the latter explanation.  If it's shown that the reason is actually attributed to genetic differences, there will be much less popular support for such programs.

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