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Matt Erickson's avatar

Superb essay on absolutely horrid practices. It is one thing that cultures went through this, it is yet another that few will learn from it.

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JdL's avatar

Sophie Lewis reveals her mindset with the title "Abolish the Family". She could have chosen a name less filled with compulsion, such as "A Better Alternative to Family", but we must credit her, if not with sanity, at least with honesty: she wants to shove her ideas down our throats for our own good and she doesn't care who knows it.

“If we abolish the family,” Magaque writes, “we abolish the most fundamental unit of privatization and scarcity in our society. More care, more love, for all.”

By all means, Ms. Magaque, go join or establish a place where life is organized in this way. Lead by example. Show the world how well it works. But leave me out of your "we" who must "abolish" something you don't like. My life, and its choices, are not yours to run.

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