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 I wonder why Americans 50 years ago understood the importance of families & Fathers. (22)

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I wonder why Americans 50 years ago understood the importance of families & Fathers.

What do you think has changed to create a Progressive movement that gives so little mention to the importance of an intact family where the children are supported by loving biological parents rather then some cold distant social program.

I believe that when people work hard for what they get out of life, they feel a sense of pride and obviously teach the importance of those hard work values to their children. This is passed on from generation to generation.

The opposite of that would be our no fault welfare culture whereby no one has to work for what they achieve in life. It is gven to them regardless of their work ethic. What values do you think these parents or case workers pass on to the children? I'm sure they feel a sense of guilt for living off others, but they would never admit this to themselves or their children. They must therefore determine that charity is a right for all and in this way strip away all sense of guilt or shame. They must also teach this to their children so the kids would not look down on them. This no fault irresponsible lifestyle is therefore passed down generation to generation until there are not enough workers to pay for the loafers. It's a ponzy scheme created by the Left to transform a nation.
It's a war against the values of our Christian heritage and the values of man.

Government is becoming the majority of fathers in this nation. This Progressive movement made it easy for irresponsible fathers to walk away from the mothers of their children and chase after that pretty face with no responsibility for their self love lifestyle. The father can excuse his abandonment by saying it is the tax payer's duty to support his child so in this way there is less guilt.

We are seeing the results of the no fault no shame culture Progressivism has ushered in. It is only going to get worse unless the responsible hard working people stand up and be heard! Stop electing these no fault liberal politicians in the Democray party who want to pander to the irresponsible people by making everything "free". Stop the madness!
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Actually 50 years ago was the 1960s. The women's rights movements of the 60s and 70s came about specifically because of chauvinist men in the period you're idolizing, including husbands and fathers, who were oppressive and abusive at home and had virtually unchecked family power. It ushered in an era of new laws against child and spouse abuse because it all got swept under the rug otherwise. Women back in those days were limited in employment and income and couldn't even get approved for a credit card without their husband signing for it, and the idea of being able to divorce a bad man had societal stigma heaped against he woman, so they were largely forced to stay. The difference then verses now isn't that they all valued the family and fathers more, it's that they literally couldn't leave.

I personally agree much of the problem today is that fathers are bailing out on their fatherhood duties and then children raised without fathers face more problems. I'll grant that. But this isn't simply a moral issue. This isn't just back then they valued this thing and now they don't. The good old days, as they're so often implied, actually were not good for large swaths of population. I would not trade today's society with individual freedoms and protections for the old chauvinist obey the man family structure of the past.

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I think they understood because so many people who showed they loved there kids actually did love them and the fathers them self knew that it was important to take care of there children but know it is i don't i'm leaving and so many fathers leave when there children are 3 and younger. so back then they really cared but know it's i don't care and i don't want to show child support the world is crazy.

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Yes, back 50 years ago there were not as many Progressive Liberal democrats trying to transform this nation. The Democrat party has been taken over by extremists who hate any mention of our Christian heritage and any mention of moral values.

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I love how you hold the Democrats responsible even thought all of the Bush years with a GOP controlled congress they changed nothing with their conservative ideas. Maybe you should move to the Middle East and join the Islamic movement they seem to be on board with you religious based morality and personal responsibility.