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Late reply, but my general impression is that US parents tend to have much more a view of "ownership" over their children. By that I mean you read a lot of view
by cycomanic 5y ago
Late reply, but my general impression is that US parents tend to have much more a view of "ownership" over their children. By that I mean you read a lot of views that seem to indicate that parents really consider children their property and they should be able to decide everything. I find it quite baffling considering the very strong importance of personal liberties in the US.
- dudul 5y agoInstead of saying that children are their property I would say that they are their responsibility. In many countries parents are happy to outsource their kids education to the government. In the US parents want to actively be part of the process. That's the personal liberty aspect I guess.
- kwhitefoot 5y ago> I find it quite baffling considering the very strong importance of personal liberties in the US. It's because in the US the thinking regarding such things seems to revolve around rights and never mentions duties. In Europe we tend to view our duties to our children differently. In my view one cannot have liberty without duty. That is to say, there is no such thing as perfect liberty.