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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (7142)3/2/2001 1:39:21 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
A child has a claim against it's parents by law.

This is a de facto utilitarian case of legislated morality. It is a very modern notion, though, and can only be tolerated in societies where there is plentitude. In rural regions, the notion of duty to children would be scoffed at until quite recently. In third world countries, it still has not taken hold. Children had (have) the duty to their parents (and society) and not really the other way around.

Have we all forgotten our Dickens? Children were expected to work hard for their living and what we dotingly know as "love" was probably absent in many cases. Woe be to them that had both parents die.
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