Commenter "Dan" wrote the following in a couple of places:
Only the first item could be considered both pro-natalist and eugenic, or at least not blatantly dysgenic. That Dan's list of anti-natalism characteristics is primarily directed at the white middle and working classes, while the pro-natalist list is especially relevant to NAMs is not a coincidence. Don't misconstrue a little devil's advocate work on my part as indicative of support for the civilizational destructiveness cheered on by the left.
Here are 10 areas off the top of my head where ‘liberal’ theology is anti-natalist:
1 – Pro-Life versus pro Choice (duh)
2 – Worshiping the Cathedral (specifically higher education); the more time you are in higher ed, the less time you have to have children
3 – Feminist careerism – can’t be in the kitchen cooking dinner for your kids if you are in the corporate boardroom, or most any demanding job
4 – Antagonism toward religion – most religions are pro natalist to varying degrees
5 – Feminist insistence in the sameness of men and women – makes women much less attractive to men
6 – View of marriage as a patriarchal instrument of oppression – Children are much more likely to spring forth from married people
7 – Upholding birth control as a fundamental human right (and forcing every institution to give it away for free)
8 – The environmentalists view of humans basically as a scourge on the planet
9 – Liberals’ attachment to urban living puts them in a setting not conducive to having children
10 – Young liberals’ belief that they have a human right to pursue a field that is not economically viable means of course that they will not be able to, you know, support anybody.
Oh, gosh and I forgot the most obvious ones of all!
11 – Male homosexuality as the holiest and most righteous form of goodness that there is.
12 – Lesbianism as the other holiest and most righteous form of goodness that there is.Great list. How about a contrarian perspective? In what ways could it be argued that the contemporary left is pro-natalist (even if its adherents don't always put the putatively preferred behavior into practice)? Here's off the top of my head:
- More supportive of alternative fertility methods like IVF than many socially conservative organizations are
- Minimal hostility for 'statutory' rape between consenting people (think the Roman Polanskis of the world)
- Hostility towards Project Prevention and similar efforts
- Supportive of the welfare state, which plays the provider role for absent fathers (and deadbeat parents in general)
- Relatedly, exhibits lesser to non-existent condemnation of single motherhood and teenage pregnancy
- In favor of more lenient sentencing for convicted criminals, meaning thugs are back out scouring the street sooner
- Supportive of unrestricted immigration, with one consequence being lots of highly fertile settlers from south of the border making babies in the USAdditions/suggestions for both lists are solicited in the comments section, please.
Only the first item could be considered both pro-natalist and eugenic, or at least not blatantly dysgenic. That Dan's list of anti-natalism characteristics is primarily directed at the white middle and working classes, while the pro-natalist list is especially relevant to NAMs is not a coincidence. Don't misconstrue a little devil's advocate work on my part as indicative of support for the civilizational destructiveness cheered on by the left.
0 comments:
Post a Comment