Oddly enough, the more I look into eugenicism, it seemed there was a lot of worldwide public interest in it (which was largely between the ends of both world wars). Were people really that snobbish back then?
For what it was worth, the unearthing of Hitler's true Reich during the opening phases of Allied occupation opened the world's eyes to eugenicism: the discovery of Nazi arbeitslagers (labor camps) was bad enough, but to discover the vernichtungslagers (extermination camps) and Todeslagers (death camps) was what took the wind wholly out of the sails of eugenicism's worldwide conscience and appeal...with Aktion T4 having solely paved its way. Now, when someone considers eugenicism, Hitler and disgust reflexively come to mind as its overall visceral definition.
It was due time for eugenicism's fall...but it wasn't its demise. There are still people who believe in it and there are still legacies being discovered: John Kellogg, for example, although his brand of eugenicism extended only to forced sterilization at most, a less-drastic yet still-abhorrent attitude, especially compared to Asperger's actions, if not his own feelings. Asperger, however, crossed that line.
Sorry for the thread hijack...