When it comes to massive illegitimacy, it’s probably more relevant that Scandinavia has very generous social welfare, making out-of-wedlock pregnancy about as economically viable as pregnancy within marriage. What you subsidize you get more of.
“When it comes to massive illegitimacy, it’s probably more relevant that Scandinavia has very generous social welfare, making out-of-wedlock pregnancy about as economically viable as pregnancy within marriage. What you subsidize you get more of.”
That’s the whole point. Ultimately, the Left wants marriage either abolished or rendered so absolutely meaningless that the institution of the natural family will be replaced with the government and everyone will be absolutely dependent on the state for everything a la Jean Jacques Rousseau.
I have relatives in Norway (not in the most liberal county), and you get a year off when you have a baby, I think it’s paid, but who cares, all Norwegians (family) get the equivalet of $23,000 per year as their oil profit.