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Becoming a parent is not a right, it is a privilege (I guess). You need a license to get married, drive, hunt or fish, your dog needs one. There should be some sort of class and background check you must pass before being allowed to procreate. Just the basics like: this is the level of care and support this small helpless mammal needs to be healthy and grow to maturity. This is how much, minimum, that quality upbringing will cost and do you meet that bare minimum level of competence and income to raise a healthy baby.
Who decides who can pro-create? What is the criteria?
I don't see a scenario where this works out well.
I laid out some bare minimums: knowledge about how to take care of and raise a healthy human child and the financial means to do so.
In the United States, political violence has ensured overrepresentation of minority populations below the poverty line. Requireing the financial means to have a child thereby limits minority procreation.
To address this, a universal basic income as well as a stipend for parents would be necessary. In the US, this is far away from ever happening, eere actively moving in the opposite direction. Mandatory birth control in this country is eugenics.
How tf does this shitty reply have 17 upvotes? How the fuck did 17 COMPLETE IDIOTS show that and though: "Hmmm... He is right!"
Like, hw stupid can you all be? Who's going to decide? Obvious professionals who know of kids and have worked with them. Social workers, pedopsychiatrist, teachers, etc.
This isn't even something new. This is how it's done with adoption. You can't all be so ignorant and dumb. I hate democracy because of idiots like you...
Ah, the age-old unpopularopinions dilemma. Do I upvote because I agree, or upvote because it is unpopular and I disagree?
You should upvote that specific reply if you have more than 2 IQ.
It's not that hard i don't think. Just ask yourself should other people see this comment?
Upvote only if it's an easy yes
Are you that blind to the world? Do you really look at something like.... The Trump administration, and think "Like, hw stupid can you all be? Whoβs going to decide? Obvious professionals who know of kids and have worked with them. Social workers, pedopsychiatrist, teachers, etc.".
Very clearly professionals and the people who have the best in mind are not the ones who are chosen by those in power. Get real, truly pathetic take
Thinking that Trump and your shitty country is the only one in the world is pathetic to say the least. Nothing will work in your country (and I'm not talking just about kids but in general) but that doesn't mean it won't work in other countries as well π€¦ββοΈ
Challenge: USAns not be the dumbest nation on this planet for one day (impossible)
Lmao, not an American, but let's use.... Germany as an example. In the 2025 elections, the AFD (hard right fascists) doubled their seat count in parliament. I don't think you have a solid understanding of how bad eugenics can get, or how it actually would take effect in a modern world. Actually, it seems you don't understand much of anything.
Vague and ominous.