Stop trying to argue against a specific example with a generality. (Or not.)
I just thought it was an interesting story that happened to come about during this thread about nuclear families vs communal groups. Didn't mean to imply that you generality was wrong, just that here was an example of not just an extended family but an entire close-knit community that knowingly supported sexual abuse of minors, up to and including the mayor and police departments. (BTW, the father went to prison for 5 years for the abuse of 20+ of his daughters, because the outside legal system came in and took over in this case) And I would agree with you on the whole extended family (both related and unrelated) approach. I just (personally) would not live under the same roof. I like my personal space too much. I think small clustered buildings with common areas (living, dining, kitchen) are much better suited to this type of situation, including shared outdoor living areas. There are more and more people moving towards this approach. I saw a lot of it out west (Oregon and Nevada) where new neighborhoods were actively promoting it. Also here in New England there are a number of famlies I know personally that live this way to varying degrees. (including mine) I have also seen a number of shows on cable (travel channel, discovery, history channel, CNN) that show this as a growing trend. On 7/29/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mainstream media only chooses to show those communities > which are fucked up and abusive. > > Stop trying to argue against a generality with a specific example. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:167220 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
