being a white nationalist and not encouraging having several kids in an era of depopulation, saying "it does nothing for us", is quite something
Yep. It is hard to take it seriously.
This is shock jock material.
In making the claim (paraphrased), "
Having kids does nothing for us... it doesn't cause big changes, rather it reduces time for individuals' political action and won't improve society"...
Fuentes does recognise some hard truths (e.g. "
men in marriage tend to be whipped"), which we fully agree on:
Continued from here:
...There are a lot of brow beaten, henpecked Christian husbands whose wives treat them this way, even though the wives actually desire to be good loving wives out of devotion to God. They just can't tolerate their husband's failure to act like a man in the way woman are hardwired to want. These men need the red pill.
^ This is absolutely critical for men to know...
Yet he gets them in a tangle with misrepresentations (e.g. downplaying the effort involved in raising children), seemingly to get attention by being controversial. He also appears to neglect his incongruence here (e.g. saying "
if men had focused on children they wouldn't have gone to war", yet previously warning men to not get duped into fighting for Israel in its proxy wars through the U.S).
Then there are many counterpoints that are seemingly overlooked (e.g. convincing research showing that parenthood makes people lean conservative; and that, compared to men, it is womens' time for and interest in political involvement tends to be disproportionately reduced by having kids).
Similarly, having kids forces most people to mature. Parenthood often compels people to act less selfishly, to let go of childish and hedonistic things, and to contribute to an environment that supports future generations. Conversely, singlehood makes degeneracy much easier to maintain. I know this through personal experience.
Fuentes may not be interested in the nuance of these ideas, because he is an entertainer and needs clicks and reactions. Accuracy and consistency may be less important. Fuentes says extreme things like "
your body, my choice" as rage bait that get him international attention.
Yes, he's 'based' in many ways and he has probably said 100 things I agree with, yet just as many I disagree with. Here is just one example from the clip: "
Having kids is easy"
^ Said like a childless virgin who wants to be edgy. This is either a mental cope to justify his own decisions and/or part of his shtick to say extreme things to get engagement.
If I met Fuentes I would shake his hand for having the courage and smarts to publicly voice what many people are thinking. He has balls and I respect that.
That said, the idea of not having kids and instead committing your life to socio-political change is
incongruent with conservative values such as opposing white erasure, opposing career-driven feminism, placing children first, valuing the life of unborn babies, etc.
Homo progressives with a dog would agree that political action trumps having children.
In debates about the supposed wage gap and other myths, feminists fixate on the 'motherhood penalty' whereby children get in the way of career progression, social status, daily comforts, freedom, saving the planet and more. Many conservatives recognise that this is an inversion of what should be emphasised, which is how careerism, social status, etc get in the way of family formation.
Children should be cherished and held aloft in society. Nothing beats moments like this for giving meaning to life beyond yourself:
For what are the seasoned, genuine conservatives most likely fighting for, if not a future for their communities, and in particular their family and children? Aside from the very small number of highly motivated and talented conservative men who can selflessly enact wide social change for the greater good (without a desire for children), reducing the value of having one's own family won't make sense for the vast majority of conservative-oriented people.
Conclusion
I have a very fulfilling career, yet it can't come close to the meaning I feel in the day to day moments with my children. Of course I need time away to be alone or hang with friends, as having kids can be extremely stressful and exhausting. Still, ai believe that the meaning of life isn't found in seeking comfort above all.
As always, this is NOT a dig at members without children. Some of my closest friends are single and I can't and won't tell them what to do with their lives. In fact I'm
GLAD I have single friends because they actually have time and willingness to catch up regularly.
Above all, you don't need children to live a deeply meaningful life and to get right with God. If you feel a calling to act selflessly for the greater good, even without kids, than may God bless you.
Nonethless, the idea of children getting in the way of traditionalists making societal contributions is not convincing as a tenet for organising conservative social efforts.
Sources
1. Having children tends to make people lean conservative, especially men.
The association between conservative values and parental motivation did not fluctuate across age groups, suggesting that maternal and paternal behaviors, not getting older, were prompting shifts in social attitudes.
Scientists also pointed out that the link was persistent across countries, with the strongest relationships between parental care motivation and social conservatism found in the U.S., Lebanon, South Korea, El Salvador, and Poland.
They noted that these were countries in varying global regions with diverse histories.
“These results suggest that the relationship between parental care motivation and social conservatism is not unique to Western or Christian countries,” they said.
People who had children also appeared to value traditionalism when it came to social issues, the research team found, with the correlation between having children and conservatism again being high across all age groups.
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2. For women, having children tends to make them more agreeable to Christian-aligned values such as protecting the rights of unborn babies. One stellar example of advocacy from a mom of 5:
Not a chad per se, but a...
Queen Down Under
Dr Joanna Howe is a Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide and a consultant with Harmers Workplace Lawyers.
It’s time to flip the
script on abortion
www.drjoannahowe.com.au
My goal is to make abortion unthinkable because we know that it kills a human being and it harms her mother. I am fighting for an Australia where we recognise the human rights of babies in-utero and where we give concrete and meaningful support to women during pregnancy and beyond.
She is doing important work not just online but also in person, and...
3. Compared to men, womens' time for and interest in political or broader social involvement tends to be disproportionately reduced by having kids
. Women become more interested in community works, rather than distant topics like foreign wars.
How do pregnancy and childbirth affect engagement in politics and society? Our data from a large-scale citizen panel record political engagement before, during, and after pregnancy for (future) mothers and fathers. We find that women demobilize from politics and societal issues during pregnancy. This disengagement is strongest for indicators of political participation and seeking of political news. Our analysis also shows that gender gaps in political engagement are not only strengthened but also partly created in the earliest stages of parenthood. Although the effects are relatively minor, they are robust to various analysis techniques. Some effects also last until the child grows older. Pregnancy and childbirth rarely lead to political mobilization, and when they do, they concern child-related activities, such as attempts to change daycare providers, but only at later stages of early parenthood.
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