the state has replaced the nuclear family --- The popularity of the concept of the nuclear family in the West, as opposed to the traditional extended family living together, came about in the early 20th century, prompted in part by increased wages earned by the working class. As of 2000, nuclear families with the original biological parents constituted roughly 24.1% of American households, compared to 40.3% in 1970.
The traditional Western concept of the nuclear family as the only normal, natural family has had a profound influence on research, therapy, and public policy. It has encouraged the tendency to define any departure from that arrangement as unhealthy or immoral. This concentration on a single, universally accepted pattern has blinded students of behavior to historical precedents for multiple legitimate family arrangements. Read more: Nuclear Families - Single Parent, Gender, Family, Definition, and Family - JRank Articles http://family.jrank.org/pages/1222/Nuclear-Families.html#ixzz2HxhpDGjh On Jan 13, 7:27 pm, geoffrey theist <[email protected]> wrote: > travis, not idiots, statist's. look at the domestic policy and trends since > the sixties and see how they have fragmented our society and eroded the > family to where the state has replaced the nuclear family.your offspring > can now call DHR and have you jailed.parental rights are being taken away > under the guise of increased child abuse where state intervention is needed > to rectify a nonsituation. > don't make the mistake of labeling these people as idiots they are > enemies. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ** ** > > > **** > > > [image: cid:[email protected]] **** > > > **** > > > *You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > You can get arrested for expired tags on your car but not for being in the > > country illegally. > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > You have to have your parents signature to go on a school field trip but > > not to get an abortion. > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > An 80 year old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a Muslim > > woman in a burka is only subject to having her neck and head searched. *** > > ** > > > *==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > Your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of > > dollars of debt is to spend trillions more of our money. > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > A seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for calling his teacher > > "cute" but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school > > is perfectly acceptable. > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > The Supreme Court of the United States can rule that lower courts cannot > > display the 10 Commandments in their courtroom, while sitting in front of a > > display of the 10 Commandments. > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > Children are forcibly removed from parents who appropriately discipline > > them while children of "underprivileged" drug addicts are left to rot in > > filth infested cesspools of a “home”. > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > Hard work and success are rewarded with higher taxes and government > > intrusion, while some slothful, lazy behavior is rewarded with EBT cards, > > WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and free cell phones. > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > The government's plan for getting people back to work is to provide 99 > > weeks of unemployment checks (to not work). > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > Being self-sufficient is considered a threat to the government. > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > Politicians think that stripping away the amendments to the constitution > > is really protecting the rights of the people. > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > The rights of the Government come before the rights of the individual. > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > You pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen > > TV while your neighbor defaults on his mortgage (while buying iPhones, TV's > > and new cars) and the government forgives his debt and reduces his mortgage > > (with your tax dollars). > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > Being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you "safe". > > ==================================== > > You know you live in a Country run by idiots if... > > You can write a post like this just by reading the news headlines**.***** > > > **** > > > **** > > > [image: cid:B2C325D2B53545C997C00DDABE304BA8@jerrywin7PC]**** > > > **** > > > **** > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community > > athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > > * It's active and moderated. 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