Posted on 12/29/2012 8:35:07 AM PST by John Semmens
Sad.
Thanks again, John, for the ping.
he has been trying to increase their population
The irony of course is that many of these Russian children have Down’s Syndrome or other serious medical problems that the Russian state will now have to pay for. American adopters were doing them a favor.
The irony of course is that many of these Russian children have Down’s Syndrome or other serious medical problems that the Russian state will now have to pay for. American adopters were doing them a favor.
While some here say it's retaliation, it might have another reason.
While many of these kids have no home, Russia has a horrible birth rate and declining native population, with Chinese and Muslims on the rise. Putin has come out and flat out said that it is a Russians woman's “duty” to have children.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/9739678/Vladimir-Putin-calls-on-Russian-families-to-have-three-children.html (There are many examples of such statements and this is pre US adoption ban)
Likewise the Russians are offering women/families that have more children greater financial and other incentives.
When Americans adopt over 60,000 children from Russia in a span of 16 years, this runs contrary to the intent of reversing a declining population. Even if 740,000 Russian kids are in orphanages and other homes without their real parents, they are still growing up Russian, will some day serve in the armed forces and pay taxes as productive members of society... keeping society going.
America, the collective unfit parent.
Yikes...that whole thing showed up on my ping page. I thought I was gonna have to get the fire extinguisher out! LOL!
Crispy critters tonight! :)
That is a very interesting switch from your classic graphic, Sarge. Very nice. David Tennant is my all-time favorite Dr. Who. Matt Smith can’t hold a candle to him, dang it.
Thank you so much! I admire how you find these things so fast. You’re amazing, my friend.
Looks like he’s off to the racists! /rimshot
He didn’t know what was good forum.
Plenty of people agree that his leaving FR and going back to DU was a big improvement in both sites.
I don’t know how he lasted so long as he did, short-timer that he was.
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