jc100
join:2002-04-10 | reply to SLD
Re: In the home parents, not government , is the filter.
Gov. educated children will be less likely to question their masters =). Win win for all, if you want sheep and yes men no doubt. |
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SLD
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join:2002-04-17 | reply to Stupid Parenting
Don't forget that lazy parenting can lead lead to lazy, stupid children that are easy to manipulate. Also, lazy parents are more likely to be stupid as well. Both pluses for Gov't. Educated citizens are harder to fool and control. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
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You forgot one key argument in your response, lazy parents can always fall back on the, it's not my problem and fault argument. If this fails and it's a government mandate, they can wash themselves of blame, and then scream and moan about it. Hence are the ways of the crap parents. Whine when it doesn't work, but all other times sit back and do nothing. Either way, it's not the government's place to dictate what should be done as long as no physical harm is coming to a child. Yet, these stupid parents as you said, give them the ammunition to do so on that very argument it's for the good of the child. |
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Stupid Parenting
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said by Lumberjack :When will governments and society learn that parents are the key holders to content their child sees while at home? You're assuming that the government is actually happy about good parenting practices; they aren't.
The thing to realize here is that lazy/stupid parenting gives the government (any government) an excuse to step in and act as a parent because they can claim that the "adults" that are supposed to be teaching their kids right from wrong are simply "not up to the task."
What's worse is that lazy and stupid people actually look forward to that happening. Because when the government takes responsibility for raising your children, it means that you don't have to spare them another thought.
Which frees up your time for other, more "important" things.
Don't get me wrong: I wish that every parent felt as you do. I'm just saying that lazy and stupid parenting works to the advantage of the government because it gives them an excuse to:
A) Run the lives of parents and their children (because they aren't capable of running their own lives).
B) Take more money away from people because, let's face it, running peoples' lives for them gets expensive.
...that's all.
Sorry to sound so cynical, but it just seems that everywhere I go in the US, I see parents who seem delighted to have other people raise their children for them.
And they are getting their wish. |
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