Leftist writer calls for parenthood to be abolished to achieve equity, says your children should be given to ‘homeless neighbors’ or to the state
A writer is proposing that California abolish parenthood so that the state can “achieve true equity.”
The outlandish proposal was presented in an article published in the “opinion” section of the Ventura County Star – a daily newspaper published in California. The publication is owned by Gannett – the largest newspaper company in the United States. The article, titled “California should abolish parenthood, in the name of equity,” was also republished by Yahoo in its “news” section.
The author of the piece is Joe Mathews – a co-president of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy, which is “dedicated to those active on issues of direct democracy, participation and citizens’ rights around the world.”
The article touts Californians as having the goal of “equity” to be their “greatest value.” However, Mathews notes that parenthood prevents true equity because “fathers and mothers with greater wealth and education are more likely to transfer these advantages to their children, compounding privilege over generations.”
To combat this perceived inequity, Mathew presents a “solution” of “making raising your own children illegal.”
The radical proposal calls for wealthy parents to “trade” kids with poor families and vice versa. Mathews – who describes himself as a “dad” in his Twitter profile – even suggests, “Homeowners might swap children with their homeless neighbors.” – READ MORE
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