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Kudzai Kutukwa 3 weeks ago
Parents have natural authority over their children not because the state grants it, but because parents create, nurture, and sustain their offspring. The child is not a ward of the state; the parent is not an agent of the state. The family is the primary unit of social organization, and the state's intrusion into child-rearing is an act of aggressive trespass. View article →

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sister_sam sister_sam@primal.net 3 weeks ago
Of what does this having consist and not consist. Are children comptelely property then? What if the parents don't act in the best interest of the children? What if they abuse them?
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Raison d'État 3 weeks ago
Traditionally, other relatives have been held to have an actionable interest in the wellbeing of the children. Especially grandparents. And if nobody at all is looking out for a kid's interests? Sadly, this has been a reality for someone in every era. Involving the government doesn't fix that, but it does consistently create new opportunities for grifters, abusers and pimps.
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