There has never been a civilization that has legislated itself into a utopia in the history of the world. Mankind, at his base self, is flawed and imperfect.
When societies try these things, the people at the top making the rules end up bending them for themselves and becoming ripe with their own corruptions—rules for thee but not for me. But none of this stops Democrats, progressives, and statists from trying.
In a communist/socialist utopia, there is no such thing as parental rights. Parents don’t own their kids’ heck, they don’t even own themselves. They don’t own a damn thing. Everyone and everything belongs to the state. In the state, you will trust. It will take care of you because they know what’s best for you even if YOU don’t know what’s best for you. You will come around.
I’ve raised three kids that are now full grown. Two of them have families of their own. When they were little, we always had conversations about how they were to keep their hands to themselves. I’m not sure what parent hasn’t had that talk with their child. You also explain to them how when you say NO, it means NO.
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I’m not delving into any deep parenting wells here with this one. It’s pretty basic. The stranger danger talk comes a little later.
New Hampshire House bill 1533 (HB1533) would require “consent education “to be taught in New Hampshire schools.
What is Consent Education? “Consent education is the process of using specific language and policies to instill a deep understanding of the concept of consent. It is a system of radical empowerment and empathy and is a best practice for the prevention of sexual assault. Discussions about consent are not only based on sexuality.”
In essence, this bill insists that the state be responsible for teaching our children these things. But the ultimate responsibility for teaching and rearing up our children is on parents. We teach them. It’s been that way since the beginning of time.
We have chosen to farm out their education to the school districts with our permission and consent. Not the other way around. But it is up to them to do the learning. And results may vary. But things will eventually stick when you least expect it.
The forever struggle within a free people is the balance between giving them the freedom to choose things for themselves even if what they choose is not the best option. The more we travel down the road of removing people from potential bad decisions, the less and less free we become.
Consent education is taught in 11 states and the District of Columbia while the Bill in NH is sponsored by 11 Democrats including four here locally: Amanda Toll, Joe Schapiro (district 16), Lawrence Welkowitz (district 4), Sen Jay Kahn (district 10).
They claim it will reduce the number of sexual assaults by educating people to say no. But the actual definition of rape is proceeding after someone has already told you NO. Even the most ridiculous illogical immoral sociopath among us understands when things become too far. No amount of education will stop someone who is hell-bent on committing an evil act.
But opposition to this bill will not be seen as someone trying to support parental rights. It will be spun as someone getting in the way of reducing heinous acts in society to demonize the opposition.
The Left’s best cards are always played just like this. Without any real honest debate.
