Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith

Saving Babies

This man made a baby drop box to prevent unwanted infants from being abandoned to die.

1) This is what real "family values" and "pro-life" actions look like.  It's about love and service, not about manipulation.

2) This is one example of how an ordinary person can make a huge difference in the world.  Find something that needs doing and go do it.  That's heroism.

[EDIT 2/1/14] Read the lovely poem "Holy Ones" by siege, inspired by this post.
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ysabetwordsmith

Thoughts

ysabetwordsmith

February 1 2014, 04:28:21 UTC 7 years ago

>> damn, that made me cry. <<

*hankie*

>> that said, i think it's the exact opposite of "family values". this person chooses to value others not because they are "family", but just because they have come in need. <<

I tend to favor the interpretation of valuing family as something that should be supported and offered to everyone, rather than the (sadly prevailing) interpretation of valuing only members of one's immediate family.

>> i like it that the clip calls it a "house"; these are his household's values, and the babies' "families of origin" are of no further relevance. <<

Agreed.
lyonesse

Re: Thoughts

lyonesse

February 1 2014, 04:33:53 UTC 7 years ago

tx *snif*

i'm not fond of semantic arguments, but i think "family values" has kind of been co-opted as a phrase by the "me and at least 50% of my personal genes" gang.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Thoughts

ysabetwordsmith

February 1 2014, 04:42:28 UTC 7 years ago

Yes, the people using "family values" as a catchphrase often have no care for actual families. I'm not inclined to let them keep the phrase to themselves, since they aren't taking very good care of it either. I want folks to think about the difference between bullshit and real family values.
kimuro

kimuro

February 1 2014, 14:03:47 UTC 7 years ago

It seems to me that the people who respond here have a defect in common with me. When we consider "family", we look globally, looking to conserve and preserve the world as much in our power, seeking to empower the "family" by empowering the entire family of man.

I've come to the conclusion that those who use phrases like "human values" as a blunt political bludgeon do not have the same perception of meaning. They are often excellent leaders of a far more local type - a throw-back, if you will, to tribal leadership. To a time when it was necessary to kill off or enslave all rival genotypes in order to ensure the survival of the tribe itself. Back then, narrowminded parochial bigotry and prejudice were essential to survival.

It's only a theory, but I really can't figure out any other reason for them to be the way they are. They aren't stupid. Just .... limited.