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The Disappearing American?
American Greatness ^ | 6 Jul, 2022 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 07/07/2022 5:04:47 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Edited on 07/07/2022 7:25:19 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

There are historical downsides—economic, cultural, social, and military—to nations that shun child-raising.

Help wanted” and “Now hiring” signs are everywhere. Flights, construction projects, and healthcare services are delayed—or unavailable—due to labor shortages.

Hourly and monthly wages spiral. There is a growing disequilibrium between the number of available jobs and the declining pool of workers needed to fill them.


(Excerpt) Read more at amgreatness.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: children; vdh; victordavishanson

1 posted on 07/07/2022 5:04:47 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

You certainly don’t want leftist teachers to have any part in raising children.


2 posted on 07/07/2022 5:04:58 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: texas booster

VDH ping


3 posted on 07/07/2022 5:05:28 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

It’s called the Great Replacement, folks.

The global elites, who worship satan (see Georgia guidestones) want you replaced with non-Christians, and non-whites (who do not have a heritage of freedom and democracy and belief in God-given rights). Oh, and they want to kill most of us off to “save the earth” which they also worship instead of the Creator. Everything they do is designed to tear society apart so they can rebuild it in their image. (Destruction of families, divorce, gay marriage, tranny propaganda, open borders, “diversity” which casuses chaos and divides and conquers, abortion, etc. The list of their evil deeds is endless.


4 posted on 07/07/2022 5:12:21 AM PDT by imabadboy99
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To: MtnClimber

Amen. I choose not to send my youngest to public school. We made the monetary sacrifice and she is in Catholic School and I cannot be happier about the decision.


5 posted on 07/07/2022 5:16:29 AM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: imabadboy99

Agreed and woke white women are doing their part by having their tubes tied and murderering their living children.


6 posted on 07/07/2022 5:17:54 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: MtnClimber

“Life apparently is seen as too enjoyable to invest years in raising children.”

Author should actually talk to some 20 and 30 year olds. Completely out of touch with the concerns of that demographic.


7 posted on 07/07/2022 5:35:57 AM PDT by bak3r
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To: MtnClimber

The Divorce/Family Court/Law industry in western society is largely to blame for this as well.

What sane man wants to have children knowing that the mother can just take his wallet and children never to be seen again on a whim. Divorce Inc. is fully backed by the government.


8 posted on 07/07/2022 5:36:52 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: MtnClimber

There is no such thing as a labor shortage there is only a wage shortage.


9 posted on 07/07/2022 5:38:03 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: MtnClimber

Seed. Cover Off:

Babylon the Great


10 posted on 07/07/2022 5:49:44 AM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: AbolishCSEU

Eve.


11 posted on 07/07/2022 5:56:10 AM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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To: frogjerk

Alec Baldwin has disappeared!


12 posted on 07/07/2022 6:03:21 AM PDT by Hot Rod Garage (Shark)
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To: MtnClimber
Ping! To the Victor Davis Hanson list

From Professor Hanson, on the Disappearing American:

The 2012 Obamacare ad, “The Life of Julia,” fixated on the new ideal American woman: a single parent of one child, unmarried, and utterly reliant on nearly 65 years of government support.

The 2013 follow-up bookend ad fetishized “Pajama Boy.” He was supposed to be a typical prolonged-adolescent, man-child—sitting at home in his child-like footie pajamas, sipping hot chocolate.

“Pajama Boy” was likely the sort that “Julia” had no intention of marrying.

FR Index of his articles: Victor Davis Hanson on FR

Town Hall: Victor Davis Hanson on Town Hall

American Greatness: Victor Davis Hanson on American Greatness

His website: Victor Davis Hanson

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13 posted on 07/07/2022 6:23:27 AM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: central_va

I think a lot of people changed fields. Who wants to work at a restaurant or any other “non-essential” job? Some just haven’t bothered going back to work for the same reason. They may have worked the same job for years and suddenly the government shuts the business down and it never opens again. Imagine having started washing dishes and working your way up to manager or head chef and then poof. Sorry about your luck.


14 posted on 07/07/2022 6:27:25 AM PDT by Pollard (If there's a question mark in the headline, the answer should always be No.)
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To: imabadboy99; All

For those of you who maybe haven’t seen it yet, I refer you to Hebrews 11:6’s post this morning.
We seem to going the way of the Israelites who lost their way spiritually and began building false idols and sacrificing our young to them.
The ultimate false idol seems to be the Earth itself.


15 posted on 07/07/2022 6:45:36 AM PDT by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: MtnClimber

You certainly don’t want leftist teachers to have any part in raising children.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
No rational parent would want that, but there’s a couple of problems: (1) millions of parents are stupid and/or irrational and/or just don’t give a damn; or (2) millions of parents actually have no viable alternative because they haven’t the skills to home school and they cannot afford private schools.


16 posted on 07/07/2022 6:49:28 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Democrat politicians and voters are dangerous psychopaths. They confirm it everyday.)
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To: texas booster

You can add me to your ping list!👍


17 posted on 07/07/2022 6:56:26 AM PDT by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: AbolishCSEU

Yeah


18 posted on 07/07/2022 7:43:11 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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