• taladar@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Using “think of the children” type arguments in political debate should be punishable by loss of passive voting rights (the right to be elected) for life. And the same for “If you have nothing to hide” type arguments.

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      1 year ago

      Essentially the whole climate change debate centers around the wellbeing of future generations aka “the children”. How is this not valid?

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        1 year ago

        I am not talking about arguments about future generations, I am talking about “we need to watch everything you do because some bad people do bad things to children” type arguments. Or, for that matter, the arguments from conservative and religious people who claim we can’t talk about LGBTQ+ people existing because it might scar children to see two guys kissing.

        Basically using children as an argument to further your political goals that you had anyway, regardless of any children because nobody wants to be seen arguing against the well-being of children.