According to Knitting Cult Lady, cults always demand purity from its disciples, including those forced in (e.g. people raised in cults as kids), and there’s an exception for the godhead-dude (who is often a lech).
It’s not about children. It’s about forcing obedience and virtue signalling. It’s a nazi salute that shows to fellow party members you’re one of them.
Real children’s issues are about pulling kids out of precarity: food, housing, contact with family, education, healthcare, quality of life. Anyone who is saying their cause is to protect children who hasn’t prioritized these specific things is engaging in a bad-faith argument.
toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You don’t understand, I’m very concerned about the future for my child who I want to put no effort into raising. Why would I parent my kid when I can just have everything I don’t want them exposed to banned? I’m a responsible parent who’s definitely not just trying to enforce draconian puritanical standards I don’t follow on everyone else.
kautau@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hands crying kid iPad so they can watch weirdly sexual AI videos of Elsa without stopping for 6 hours straight, because interacting with her is interrupting me binge watching “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” which reminds me how puritanical I am
fartographer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hmmm… That’s a pretty valid argument. Now, normally, I’m not a big fan of hitting kids. So that’s why I’m gonna hit you instead. Get over here, you little shit!
Bhaelfur@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Won’t somebody please think of the children?!
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
I have made children illegal, this problem will self-correct within 18 years
PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You reminded me and (unintentionally) made me go read about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In the story, there is a child-catcher working for the Baron and Baroness of Vulgaria where children are illegal.
Whilst watching the child-catcher scene, I saw a familiar face. It was the toymaker who was portrayed by Benny Hill. That made me check the IMDB page and it was indeed him. Also of note: the story was written by Ian Flemming (screenplay by Roald Dahl) and one of the children was the (then) future singer Phil Collins.
/tangent
Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 22 hours ago
18 years and 9 month. :D
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not like that!