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PatSeg

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42. And there are many people who should

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 10:40 PM

Jan 2026

not become parents. Not everyone is cut out for it. It used to be expected of young couples, but not so much anymore. People are free to make that choice themselves...at least for now.

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Heritage paper on families calls for 'marriage bootcamp,' more babies [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 OP

Just what sane people don't need or want - Think Tanks in their bedrooms bucolic_frolic Jan 2026 #1

How About A "Mind Your Own Fucking Business" Bootcamp for the Heritage Foundation . . . hatrack Jan 2026 #2

would they please stop meddling with american families. rampartd Jan 2026 #3

Germany had similar stuff 90 years ago IronLionZion Jan 2026 #4

The Soviet Union, especially under Stalin, did the same thing. eppur_se_muova Jan 2026 #31

After killing off millions of people they didn't like through starvation IronLionZion Jan 2026 #35

Children for Hitler dalton99a Jan 2026 #5

Sonnenkinder get the red out Jan 2026 #23

"...racially valuable stock" 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #27

"Heritage paper on families calls for 'marriage bootcamp,' more white babies" Ray Bruns Jan 2026 #6

aka forcible rape centers. nt Javaman Jan 2026 #7

I got my vasectomy at Planned Parenthood for only $400. saved me millions. multigraincracker Jan 2026 #8

Free daycare ... kerouac2 Jan 2026 #9

Exactly this Ferryboat Jan 2026 #21

No, they will just make it illegal for women with young children to work outside the home DBoon Jan 2026 #28

Fewer women are bothering with marriage and kids, period. valleyrogue Jan 2026 #39

But only for white people Ferrets are Cool Jan 2026 #10

This came right out of the nazi playbook. MLWR Jan 2026 #11

Hey, give Stalin his due ! (see my post #31) eppur_se_muova Jan 2026 #32

Any solution except raising salaries for working families Random Boomer Jan 2026 #12

Excellent point PatSeg Jan 2026 #17

Many young women aren't bothering to marry, let alone want kids. valleyrogue Jan 2026 #40

And there are many people who should PatSeg Jan 2026 #42

Absoluely! get the red out Jan 2026 #24

This proves the value of history. ReRe Jan 2026 #13

Another step toward a fascist dictatorship. patphil Jan 2026 #14

How about encouraging more births by giving young couples hope that their children will not inherit a destroyed country LaMouffette Jan 2026 #15

This... Ollie Garkie Jan 2026 #34

I decided I didn't want kids, then later in life I regretted it (just a little bit), but NOW I'm glad I never brought LaMouffette Jan 2026 #44

Fewer and fewer women are bothering to marry and have kids. They LIKE being alone and having their own valleyrogue Jan 2026 #38

Yup! I can't blame them. Patriarchy is an evil force. This is why the white Christian nationalist racists are so worried LaMouffette Jan 2026 #43

They seem to forget we are Americans and all during our lives we have been told samnsara Jan 2026 #16

Incel think tanks Historic NY Jan 2026 #18

The Heritage foundation was always an anti-communist right wing propaganda outlet. the irony here is that they are Martin68 Jan 2026 #19

Some say no to kids because of 1) life and health of mother is being disregarded, 2) economy and 3) fascism lostnfound Jan 2026 #20

To be fair angrychair Jan 2026 #22

In other words... OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #25

I've always wondered how that building is still standing tonekat Jan 2026 #26

Immigrants tend to have more kids than native-born Americans Jose Garcia Jan 2026 #29

They're forgetting one important point. No sane woman wants to hop in the sack with a Republican. Vinca Jan 2026 #30

Sadly, there's no big shortage of insane women -- just look at Trmp's cabinet. eppur_se_muova Jan 2026 #33

It is a deal breaker for many, many single women, both younger and older. valleyrogue Jan 2026 #41

Under His Eye NickB79 Jan 2026 #36

There's no going back to the 1950s, valleyrogue Jan 2026 #37