children being raised by a community of adults. I believe that the kibbutz is an example of this. I am not aware of any particular demonization of the form in the US, but I haven't gone much beyond a room-mate or two.
Dana On 7/28/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > yeah but Isaac, children are stuck with the > > parents they are born to. Sometimes better > > is all there is. > > > But maybe I missed something. What are > > you advocating exactly? Something like > > the kibbutz model? > > By kibbutz do you mean this? > > http://www.kibbutzprogramcenter.org/ > > No... well... not directly anyway... (I have no personal interest in > Israel)... > > I'm advocating extended-family and intentional-community living as a > desirable social norm, instead of an often demonized fringe. If these > things were not demonized, they would be more common. I'm not saying > it's a necessity that all people live this way, merely that I think we > would be much better off as a society/culture and have far fewer > people in my situation (or similar disaffected, insular situations) if > communal living were not demonized and reasonably commonplace if not a > dominant social preference. > > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167128 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
