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The real question is why does the state have any say? There's no fundamental reason to trust the state over a child's parents; the reason the state has any say
by invalidOrTaken 7y ago
The real question is why does the state have any say? There's no fundamental reason to trust the state over a child's parents; the reason the state has any say has more to do with might rather than right.
- caf 7y agoThe reason is because the state has an obligation to take reasonable efforts to ensure the basic human rights of all people within its jurisdiction are protected. That is, the state has a duty towards the children that is independent of the state's relationship with the parents. There also is a fundamental reason to trust the state over a child's parents: the state has considerably more transparency and oversight over its actions than the parents do.
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- 9HZZRfNlpR 7y agoBecause Europeans believe more in collectivism, pushing for greater good together for the society. Also compared to Americans who tend you like individualism we are not paranoid of our government because they are part of us, even if we don't like the politicians. Two different mindsets, it's hard to argue with that libertarian lens with Europeans.
- onion2k 7y agoThere's no fundamental reason to trust the state over a child's parents. Most people don't want to harm children and won't sit by when they see it happening. They want to help. That means it's better to get more people involved in the lives of children. "The state" is one way we codify that. I think there's a good argument for enabling communities to assume that role rather than central government, but some group should be there to protect children from neglect.
- Scarblac 7y agoSome parents clearly aren't fit to be parents at all, I trust our collective wisdom as embodied by our government a lot more. Even though child protection services are horribly underfunded and have also become quite bad.