30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Human Contact

Re:30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Hum... by throwaway_pdp09 on Sunday June 21, 2020 @05:28AM (#23590933)

Leaving out autocracy, yes they can. If you had a childhood like some, you'd understand that parents are not always disneyfied cuddle-machines you may have experienced. In those cases the state under some circumstances can (can; definitely not will, it depends on the state) do better.

More widely I wish people (like you) would not generalise their reasonably happy childhoods onto others. I'm glad you had what others do not, but don't assume it's a universal.

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Re:30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Hum... by rubidium on Sunday June 21, 2020 @09:56AM (#23592039)

It’s true that there are some very bad parents. It’s also true that no state run system has been as good as biological or adoptive parents for the vast majority of children... even those with negligent parents.

Only in extreme cases does one bad (taking a child away from parent figures) justify removing them and putting them in a state run system (another bad). There’s certainly a place for that, but it’s at the extremes.

Many would like to claim that the state should raise kids. That’s a stance that does great harm to parents and children alike.

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Re:30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Hum... by throwaway_pdp09 on Sunday June 21, 2020 @10:47AM (#23592291)

> Many would like to claim that the state should raise kids

"Many"? Justify that. I've never heard anyone make such a broad and foolish generalisation.

> ...There’s certainly a place for that, but it’s at the extremes.

That's exactly what I'm saying, that those extremes do exist and need to be considered. I never suggested it generally. I was careful not to.

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