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Viewing the continuance of our race as only the responsibility of parents is pathological. Moreover, children are all of our [mid-term] futures too. If educati

• krapp 3mo ago
  >Viewing the continuance of our race as only the responsibility of parents is pathological. That seems to be a uniquely American pathology. Everywhere where else in the world, and in non-white American subcultures, the community taking a hand in raising children is expected. But many Americans seem to consider it socialist and an attack on Christian values. See Hillary Clinton getting mocked for saying "it takes a village"[0] or BLM being accused of wanting to "destroy the nuclear family" by encouraging community based parenting[1]. [0]https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9608/27/hillary.speech/index.shtml https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9608/27/hillary.sp... [1]https://medium.com/@emailnatesmith/the-blm-statement-on-family-is-nothing-new-or-revolutionary-f3b1de9bb33f https://medium.com/@emailnatesmith/the-blm-statement-on-fami...
  • inigyou 3mo ago
    It's extra weird because the concept of a nuclear family was invented by advertising agencies in the 1950s to sell suburban houses and cars.
• danparsonson 3mo ago
  > Viewing the continuance of our race as only the responsibility of parents is pathological. That's not what I said.