stayclassy9

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   by stayclassy9 2y ago

   If you think that simply having children makes one selfless, I recommend talking to like... 80% of the people with parents for five minutes about their childhoods.
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   by stayclassy9 2y ago

   Blood-and-soil types get a little antsy when you suggest letting in... people with perhaps a more tan complexion, let's say. They tend to dress it up with other language, though.
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   by stayclassy9 2y ago

   No, there's an _economic_ threat to declining births (and also a demographic threat makes certain classes of people... well, let's just say "itchy"), but that is an entirely artificial problem that we could solve, if it
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   by stayclassy9 2y ago

   There's a weird vaguely-evangelical bent here that is, ultimately, not surprising, but still jarring. Threads about having children tend to bring judgemental parents out of the woodwork to tut-tut anyone who dares to choose a different
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   by stayclassy9 2y ago

   I knew it wouldn't be long before the blood-and-soil folks came out lol. Why do you feel the need to suggest not becoming a parent to someone who just said it wasn't the life they wanted? Do you mete out the same judgement on pare