Reminds me of this quote from an essay by Roderic Day - “When we proudly assert that we are for the individual over the collective, we’re essentially saying that some people count as people, and some don’t. At the heart of liberalism lies dehumanization; we should not forget that slave ownership was one of the original “individual rights” that was so fiercely fought for by American revolutionaries.” https://redsails.org/masses-elites-and-rebels/

  • GloriousDoubleK@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    I would never encourage nor discourage people having kids.

    I wouldnt bring a life into this world. But that’s strictly because I am completely convinced we are gonna see WW3 or the collapse of the west in my lifetime.

    I personally cant forgive myself bringing a life into this world to experience that. To experience the fascism we will be dealing with in the west and them being too young to understand or defend themselves.

    Now if you live in say… China or one of these other promising rising countries; I can see it.

    But hey… Knock yoursleves out if you really want kids. I hope Im just wrong and an Asshole.

    • TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml
      3·
      2 years ago

      I 100% agree. I’m still young and won’t even be considering having children for a bit - but at the moment I can’t see myself having them for the same reason as you.

      *I am in America and will be in the center of collapse in a few years, it would be totally different if I were in China.

      • GloriousDoubleK@lemmygrad.ml
        6·
        2 years ago

        Yep. Im almost 40 and cant begin to imagine how awful it absolutely is going to be for people being born now and coming into their teens.

        I know y’all out here insisting on revolutionary optimism and I can respect the grind. But we ARE going to face a handful of apocalypses and state collapses in our lifetimes. This shit IS GOING to happen because we arent in any position of power to do anything about it.