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This is in response to the 'If you had a child who was a Republican . . ." thread

What would YOU do?

I'd be all "Ok"

Anyone wanna bet this thread will suck as much as the "child who was a Republican" thread?

I'd kill my child. Slowly... :D ...lol....j/k, some of you extremists probably believe me...

Anyone wanna bet this thread will suck as much as the "child who was a Republican" thread?
Will?

This is in response to the 'If you had a child who was a Republican . . ." thread

What would YOU do?

I'd be all "Ok"Thanks for adding fuel to the flames, dumbass.

Thanks for adding fuel to the flames, dumbass.
Whoa, calm down there

Send them to an economics class

Will?
and Grace?

The same thing if my child was gay or a republican. (I'm a Libertarian.)

and Grace?
Will, as in. Doesn't suck from the get go, but will in the forseeable future.

Think parent explaining to young child about the growing up and the opposite sex.

"as a child you can beleive in imaginary economics and other stupid ideas and beleive you will never like or want to get closer to Republicans.

But when you grow up and a change happens to your tax code you will start to notice and like Republicans, and this is normal part of growing up."

Will, as in. Doesn't suck from the get go, but will in the forseeable future.
well d'uh, you need to work on your spamming dude.

well d'uh, you need to work on your spamming dude.
:(

If my kid was a democrat I would simply explain why he shouldn't be responsible for paying for some drunk on the street.

Wait a couple years knowing he will eventually grow up, move out, experience the real world, and become a conservative. Such is life.

If my son (or daughter..) were a Democrat, I'd .. probably just not care too much.


It might just be a phase.

I'd take him to a Socialist rally and then tell him to stop sitting on the bloody fence and shift to left a bit more.

I'd probably send her to her room without dinner for choosing to identify with any one party exclusively. That's the habit of mindless partisan tools. I want my daughter to think for herself.

I would praise him/her, as BOTH of us will then have money to live on when we retire.

I would make he/she move out, get a job, and start paying taxes.

What would YOU do?

We'd fire up a couple of spliffs, and talk bullshit at each other for six hours.

This is why abortions should be legal through age 17...

Send them to an economics class
So they can learn a tax cut is for all seasons?

I'd give the child's allowance intermittantly according to both dem and repub tax schemes and let the child see how it likes who. Additionally, I'd be aware of what was in the child's school books and rebut those parts I disagree with. (yeah, i'd be doing a lot of rebutting.)

Abort him. Since he's just property anyway.

Abort him. Since he's just property anyway.
I hope you realize that the misuse of this transitive verb makes you sound kind of silly.

I hope you realize that the misuse of this transitive verb makes you sound kind of silly.
More or less silly than the statement?

More or less silly than the statement?
Well, it makes the statement sound silly. Not you personally, I guess.

if child=democrat
Me= :(

I guess I wouldn't pay too much attention. I wouldn't talk politicss with them because I'd rather not argue with my kid over something that doesn't matter.

Everyone keeps mentioning economics, and tax codes, and not paying for some drunk on the street...


Would everyone here also oppose their child's support for gay marriage, freedom to abortions, less government restrictions on stem cells, opposition to the death penalty, and support for full separation of church and state?

Everyone keeps mentioning economics, and tax codes, and not paying for some drunk on the street...


Would everyone here also oppose their child's support for gay marriage, freedom to abortions, less government restrictions on stem cells, opposition to the death penalty, and support for full separation of church and state?

Abortion, Yes. Gay Marriage, No (No Federal Marraige). Stem Cells, Yes (Gov Restrictions are different from Gov banning). Death Penalty, Crap No! Church and State, Yes (Get over it, it'll never happen)

I would snipe his sorry ass. :sniper:

"If you had a child who was a Democrat . . . "

I'd hire a deprogrammer! JK! LOL!

"If you had a child who was a Democrat . . . "

I'd hire a deprogrammer! JK! LOL!

Bazing!

Everyone keeps mentioning economics, and tax codes, and not paying for some drunk on the street... Would everyone here also oppose their child's support for gay marriage, freedom to abortions, less government restrictions on stem cells, opposition to the death penalty, and support for full separation of church and state?

No to all of the above. I would like to think that I raised my children to think clearly enough that they would have data and logic upon which to base their decisions.

No to all of the above. I would like to think that I raised my children to think clearly enough that they would have data and logic upon which to base their decisions.

Don't take this the wrong way, because these terms are so misused on these boards, but I'd just like to say that that's remarkably liberal of you to trust your children's decisions so implicitly because of the way you raised them. Kudos to you.

Don't take this the wrong way, because these terms are so misused on these boards, but I'd just like to say that that's remarkably liberal of you to trust your children's decisions so implicitly because of the way you raised them. Kudos to you.

Thank you. I might not have gotten everything in my life right, but I did raise some great kids! I totally respect their decisions. If they ask for my opinion, I'll give it, but generally they know how I feel about most things anyway. I try my best to not interfere in their lives ( unlike their mother! Heh! ), and won't even visit without being invited or at least calling first to see if it's a good time. : )

Thank you. I might not have gotten everything in my life right, but I did raise some great kids! I totally respect their decisions. If they ask for my opinion, I'll give it, but generally they know how I feel about most things anyway. I try my best to not interfere in their lives ( unlike their mother! Heh! ), and won't even visit without being invited or at least calling first to see if it's a good time. : )

It's nice to see that in spite of your personal feelings, you respect your children's decisions enough not to question them.

I'd send his ass to the army.

If it were a girl... I'd send her to the chair force :D

It's nice to see that in spite of your personal feelings, you respect your children's decisions enough not to question them.

Well, if they can't make effective decisions, then it's at least partially my fault, so what good would it do to chide them about it?

Well, if they can't make effective decisions, then it's at least partially my fault, so what good would it do to chide them about it?

I agree; I'm just saying that it's nice to see someone respond to these threads with the opinion that their children are adults, capable of their own decision, rather than the usual fare of "I would force them to blah blah blah".

I agree; I'm just saying that it's nice to see someone respond to these threads with the opinion that their children are adults, capable of their own decision, rather than the usual fare of "I would force them to blah blah blah".
Oh. OK. I've just learned the hard way that it's best to give them the tools and let them build their own world, than to try to force-fit them into mine. Too bad that doesn't often work with adults, but then they were possibly children whose parents didn't provide the tools? One can only sumise.

Think parent explaining to young child about the growing up and the opposite sex.

"as a child you can beleive in imaginary economics and other stupid ideas and beleive you will never like or want to get closer to Republicans.

But when you grow up and a change happens to your tax code you will start to notice and like Republicans, and this is normal part of growing up."


Damn! i get everything backwards

If I had a child who was a Democrat, I would:

- First, play devil's advocate forcing them to evaluate why they believe as they do, to make sure they aren't just following the family.

- Second, point out various other political philosophies that I believe are good ideas, opening their mind to other options.

- Third, ask them to consider why they are committing to a political party rather than remaining independent, as the parties change.

Then leave them to think and see what they decide to do, hopefully re-register as independent. Okay, fine, I'd be way too lazy to do all that. I'd probably just say "Huh. So why are you a Democrat, then?" and have a nice little talk.

I wouldn't. I'd make sure that he'd be as much of a conservative as I am.

Sigh, try to explain to them the idiocy behind following a political party and participating ni the pure partisanship, but then love them anyways. At night I'd think to myself "Hey-at least s/he isn't a republican!"