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I was just thinking about 20th Century ideologies that inspired mass movements, Communism and Fascism, basically. Since I'd been doing a bit of reading for Biology before that, and the topic that I'd been reading about was Genetics, I had a rather odd thought.

First of all, "hybrid vigor" is the phenomenon where a cross breed is more fit than either of its parents. The plant this is most famous in is corn, where basically all modern corn of the sort found in supermarkets is a hybrid form.

So, I was wondering. Fascism, in the Nazi form, focused on the supposed superiority of a single, "Aryan" race. Could there be an ideology that, as part of its basic view, focuses on the idea of hybrid vigor applied to human beings, and encourages people to breed outside of their native ethnic group. Perhaps combine this with an internationalist bent, combining cultures and so on? World Peace through a mono-culture?

Just a strange thought I came up with, probably the result of insufficient sleep as much as anything else.
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