“We have never invested as much in public education as we should have because we’ve always had a private notion of children; your kid is yours and totally your responsibility. We haven’t had a very collective notion of these are our children…We Have to Break Through This Idea ‘That Kids Belong to Their Parents‘“
If my kids were still young, Dr. Harris-Perry, you’d get a blast of “cold, dead hands” from me! Wait until you come to my house still thinking MY kids are YOUR kids. With antics like this, I no longer have to wonder where the Village Idiot went. Problem is, there are lots of folks, especially those in Education and the rest of Government do believe exactly what she is saying – these other Village Idiots believe children belong to us all rather than to the Parents that gave birth to them. Sure, we who have kids want to do everything possible for them – that called ‘being responsible’. If you make the decision to have them (or, made the decision to engage in an action that would result in a child, intended or not), that is the natural outcome – you put their best interests well in front of your own. To me, this is the essence of traditional marriage – yes, I and my wife loved each when we said “I Do’s” but we also realized that when the time to have children came, our needs were a far, far second compared to theirs. NEVER did I believe that ANYONE else was responsible for them.Look, I grew up in a suburban neighborhood where most of the families were “young” – kids my age. We all banded together and played together, traveling the neighborhood and beyond – the time back then was “go OUT and play!” after school, weekends, and vacations. And yes, sometimes we were shown the door (never really figured out whether it was for my benefit to be outdoors and being active or for Mom’s benefit for us to be outdoors and being active). You can be sure, however, that ‘eyes’ were on us all – if any of us messed up, all the moms along the way home knew about it and disaprovingly let the offender know of their ire. Worst was finding Mom on the back porch, arms akimbo, foot tapping. I’d of rather confronted Medusa than look at the visage on Mom’s face based on what she had learned via the “Mom-Wire”. Even with that “assist”, there was NEVER any notion that I belonged to a “collective” – they were just neighbors. That’s what was done.
Yes, as a community, we “support” our kids – we educate them via our taxes. Older people paid for me, I paid for mine, and now I pay for younger families. But the responsibility is NOT mine for these others’ kids – it is theirs.
But like MSNBC’s Dr. Harris-Perry, there is that movement for the State to take more and more responsibility for kids unto itself – and calls it “caring”, each time in doing so “relieving” Parents of caring and being responsible for their own. After all, according to the Progressive philosophy, you can’t be totally free until you are free from responsibility, right? Don’t worry, we’ll feed your kids lunch. And breakfast. And lately, supper. Not only that, the Feds are now starting programs to do so on weekends and during vacations. And Obama wants your kids as early as 4? I can think of a few other governments that did the same thing – collectivism at its worst. But he wants to continue the Progressive (incremental socialism) that there is no difference between government and the individuals – except we know who would be in charge of who.
Need healthcare? No problem – go to the on-site clinic and don’t forget to grab a handful of condoms on the way out. Tummy starting to bulge there, gurl? No problem – let’s take a little trip to a different clinic – and don’t worry about worrying your parents at all! Daddy Govt is here to love you, save you, and take care of you (and kill that child that is about to ‘punish‘ you). Nasty things, responsibilities – it means you are enslaved to things other than to yourself.
You should be FREE to pursue what you want to – just leave your kids with us…
….now, just like what Mom used to say “go out and play”.
