Imagine that there were a government program that taught infants how to walk: the infants enter the program unable to walk, and a year later just about all of t

Imagine that there were a government program that taught infants how to walk: the infants enter the program unable to walk, and a year later just about all of them can. Now imagine trying to kill that program, or even taking your own children out unilaterally: "But walking is so important! How could you be opposed to children learning how to walk?" Your reaction to that is my reaction to the idea that a state apparatus is necessary for children to learn how to make friends and play.