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Originally Posted by Nefeli
its not simple and of course you know this.
where would that mentally fit and unfit line be?
who would be the judge and why, of this etc (and see above)
as i see it, it would be only for the extremely unfit and then those people should then be locked up?
it could prevent perverts from having children, but all i see apart from that is a chaos.
the more i think about it, the more dangerous it seems to me.
could start a fascist, parenting control system. knox is right.
the idea you use makes sense, but many ideas make sense and then in practice create more wrong than right.
to give some credit to parents out there..noone knows prehand how to be a parent. and all parents are bound to make mistakes.
it has to do with responsibility but there arent any rules. you see carefree people, turn the switch and become the most responsible parents. you see normal people, getting abusive after having a child, due to depression and stress.
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Their assestement could be done in a similar way to how people are diagnosed for other psychological conditions, or something closer to a form of counselling. These methods exist already, so their existence is
already a constant cause of debate on their merits and effectiveness in resolving other problems.
The whole fascistic thing I'm not giving much thought to, since we already live in a pretty controlled society as it is, so the imposing of certain new organisational rules within its structure wouldn't be, potentially, anything new or anymore dangerous than what's already here for all to witness.
Also, I am aware that maybe this could only work within a capitalist system in selected areas where ''acceptable'' parenting has become a widespread problem, and the personal conditions of a section of the reproductive population constantly highlight untackled issues.
In a way, what I mean is that it wouldn't be a ''punishing'' tactic couples would be stamped on with for their rest of their lives, more a monitoring of their well-being in order for them to reproduce at the best of their capabilities.
In saying that, I still don't think that it would be a real solution to all problems about parenting in a capitalist society and it never will be.