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I think that’s a bad example because it’s 100 years old and was reversed and, hopefully, is the last time the US does this. There are tons of “virtues” that ar
by prepend 3y ago
I think that’s a bad example because it’s 100 years old and was reversed and, hopefully, is the last time the US does this.
There are tons of “virtues” that aren’t resulting in laws- exercise is good, sugar is bad, coke is bad, etc etc
Saying we shouldn’t encourage voluntary pledges to help our kids because it might be mandatory is probably not a good idea. The tangible benefit from the pledge seems more likely than the low risk of some future mandatory regulation.
- cataphract 3y agoEasy to find in the context of child rearing. Beating children was common, started being socially stigmatized and finally became considered child abuse. A more recent example: the ban on plastic straws. Lots of restaurants were shunning them before they became illegal in several jurisdictions
- Eisenstein 3y agoI mean, going with your 'it is bad so let's stop doing it' examples, we could add slavery, death penalty for heresy...
- gffrd 3y agoYeah, “don’t beat children” seems like a pretty good thing to have advanced as law. So the argument against is “that’s for me to decide!” and “some people are beaten and turn out fine!”?