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Posted on 11/22/2025 9:09:31 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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imho, there’s a lot of merit to this essay.
without a family, the government steps in and...
1. can’t do the job nearly as well
2. charges us all a great deal more in taxes
3. becomes more and more a powerful entity, vis a vis the individual and his.her liberties
^ exactly.
David Brooks is a commie scumbag, always has been, always will be.
Without freedom comes responsibility, too, called obligation.
I happen to be one of the younger in a large family, and I can't begin to tell you all I've done to help out. These past two weeks have been a frenzy of it. But I can tell you that no one can come to live with us, period. I have that freedom.
Conservative in quotes is correct.
He's an actor, playing the role of a conservative, like a gay actor who portrays straight men. Everyone knows it and are surprised decades later when he declares he's out of the closet. They're either surprised that he's still alive or that he didn't come out of the closet years earlier.
O-H
Yes - extended families are a mini-society and actually the BEST mediating institution, and buffer, between individuals and greater society.
I REMEMBER 3 STORY HOMES IN MILWAUKEE:
YOUNGEST GENERATION ON THE 3RD FLOOR
PARENTS OR GRAND-PARENTS ON 2ND FLOOR
FAMILY BUSINESS ON GROUND FLOOR.
“In the 1930s and back, old folks homes were not a thing. Grandma and grandpa lived at home with their children’s families.“
A lot of Asians live this way in large homes. There are big cultural and financial advantages. But you better get along with the in laws!
[...hyper-individualism kicked into gear in the 1960s, people experimented with new ways of living that embraced individualistic...]
I graduated HS in the late 80s. I knew of 2 girls that were kicked out of their homes when they turned 18. They were good girls; not troublesome or rebellious at all. I just thought WTH, they’re getting thrown to the wolves.
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