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And baby makes two
"Knock Yourself Up" author Louise Sloan explains that becoming a single mother isn't always easy but ultimately defies every right-wing stereotype.
By Katharine Mieszkowski [2007-10-19]

  • Where Feminism Meets Socialism

    I was reading today about China, with it's 30 MILLION "surplus" males -- who cannot find a Chinese woman. And I just wondered: Why can't these women here import a Chinese husband?

    And then it struck that THEY DON'T WANT A HUSBAND. They want a kid -- without a man. They WANT to be a single working mother "family".

    And these are the same women that will bitch about the cost of day-care. And say the gov't should supply it. And give them months of work off at full pay. And demand accomodations in every place they go on earth for bottles and breastmilk, etc.

    When you think of the resources these single women will demand from the country -- The Nanny State, in their eyes -- you realize that single women are basically a driving force for socialism. They will seek to replace the lost second income and lost time for child-care with subsidized services.

    And no surprise. Socialism replaces the family with the state. It seeks to break the nuclear bond to build the "communal" bond in it's place.

    I think this is one more sign that feminism and socialism dovetail -- and lead to disaster.

    -- jeebery_wonkers
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    Friday, October 19, 2007 09:10 PM
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