[lit-ideas] Re: God loves a good laugh as much as anyone!
- From: Andy <mimi.erva@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:42:49 -0700 (PDT)
For 12,000 years humans have beat their heads against the same wall and nothing
has changed except the size of their calluses, otherwise known as shutting
down, and the size of their weapons. Present an idea like give incipient
humans what they need, that maybe reproduction is more than a physical process
that anyone can do and anyone does, and they howl bloody murder. The very fact
that you think that having children qualifies someone to know about raising
children is a testimonial to how absolutely, utterly, universally clueless and
ignorant people are. So howl away, it's worked as well as it has for 12,000
some years. Why stop now?
Just curious, Mike, if a candidate ran on the idea that people need to be
trained and licensed before having children, what do you think the reception to
that candidate would be?
--- On Sun, 6/29/08, Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: God loves a good laugh as much as anyone!
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 3:07 AM
Irene,
There's not much that you write that I disagree with --most of the things you
want changed in the world, I do too. But I do take issue with you on your
tone. You're always lecturing us, we who mostly agree with you. What makes
you think you're the voice in the wilderness? There are precious few
conservative voices on this list. I wish there were many more, but there's
not. You're preaching to the choir, darling.
But then you go and write: "The only real way to end the zombie-ism is to treat
children with respect and dignity so they don't need to shut down. We're
making some small steps in that direction but not nearly enough. The real
answer, licensing parents, is met by deafening howls against it. How do you
get a parenting license supporter down from a tree? Clearly David, you're an
outstanding parent, but the vast majority need help, a lot of help and they are
the ones who will fight tooth and nail against it."
Licensing parents? What an interesting idea! What licensing test? Yours?
You, who've never had a child? Never raised a child. Knows nothing of raising
children except through academic psychological bull-shit theory? I think not.
And the notion that opposition to such ideas as licensing parenthood is
equivalent to racial lynching ("How do you get a parenting license supporter
down from a tree?") is way, way, way beyond the pale.
OK. That said, now, I'm back to my novel which is about people raised by
unlicensed parents.
Mike Geary
Memphis, TN
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