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Alive · Aug 13, 2007, 05:36 pm

Chancellor, I am reading nothing into your posts except what you yourself have said.

Me: Every child deserves a good upbringing.
You: Why?

So you don't believe every child deserves a good upbringing. Hence, I am reading nothing you didn't say when I say that you believe that totatlitarian parental power is more important than welfare for children. You yourself assert that when they come into conflict, children do not deserve a good upbrining, but parents should have complete power over them. Indeed, you went even further:

You: You falsely assume that the kid can't grow up and overcome his messed-up childhood!

The welfare of children is of no concern to you as long as they grow up and overcome their bad childhood.

So it was you, not me, who introduced this so-called dichotomy between child welfare and parental control. You never argued, at least in the beginning, that parental control was better for the children, you only argued that children could grow out of whatever problems parental control brought upon them!!

So tell me. Do you support parental control because it is good for the children, or because you oppose government intervention? If both, which is the more important factor? I presume nothing in thinking you care more about opposing the gov't then helping the kids because you said as much in your posts thus far.

Aug 13, 2007, 05:36 pm	#34 (permalink) (top)
Alive Human Posts: 679	Chancellor, I am reading nothing into your posts except what you yourself have said. Me: Every child deserves a good upbringing. You: Why? So you don't believe every child deserves a good upbringing. Hence, I am reading nothing you didn't say when I say that you believe that totatlitarian parental power is more important than welfare for children. You yourself assert that when they come into conflict, children do not deserve a good upbrining, but parents should have complete power over them. Indeed, you went even further: You: You falsely assume that the kid can't grow up and overcome his messed-up childhood! The welfare of children is of no concern to you as long as they grow up and overcome their bad childhood. So it was you, not me, who introduced this so-called dichotomy between child welfare and parental control. You never argued, at least in the beginning, that parental control was better for the children, you only argued that children could grow out of whatever problems parental control brought upon them!! So tell me. Do you support parental control because it is good for the children, or because you oppose government intervention? If both, which is the more important factor? I presume nothing in thinking you care more about opposing the gov't then helping the kids because you said as much in your posts thus far.