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Re: Holy crap! (was Re: The partisian trap in California)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:36:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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I would suggest that the common (in the US) notion of the “traditional
family” hardly ever existed at all except on TV and in the blurry nostalgia
of the people.
And I agree that we’d all be a lot better off if that insidious fiction
were abandoned.
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Clarification on what you mean exactly by the term “traditional family”
would be appreciated, Dave!
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Fair enough. How about this: The idea of a happy, non-dysfunctional,
financially secure, single-income, white, Christian family with at least one
son and one daughter, and often with a grandparent in residence. If you look
at almost any family-based publications (cookbooks, appliance instructions,
Reader’s Digest, etc.) in the US from post-WWII through about 1970, you’ll
see an overwhelming preference for this family model, with the perhaps
notable exception of My Three Sons.
Anyway, since I’m merely quoting the term that is endlessly reused by
Conservative agenda-pushers, I make no apology for failing to define it with
razor-sharp clarity. Instead, I would ask those Conservatives to define the
term and to identify when, exactly, the “traditional family” existed as they
claim it to have existed.
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When a conservative uses the term “traditional family”, I believe that they are
referring to a 1 male, 1 women married household. This model can be traced
all the way back to the teaching of Jesus. Number of kids is inconsequential;
financially security is an ideal as is single-income. I see nothing wrong with
such a model-- in fact, I challenge you to present a more stable, successful
one.
JOHN
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