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Originally Posted by DanaC
Sugar you could rework that post and change a couple of words and you'd have something that could have been written in the late 19th century. The same anxieties, the same cultural pessimism.
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And in the 18th century and the 17th century and the 16th century... ad infinitum.
Less people or more people, you either look after eachother or you don't. Some American Dwellars have previously decried our society as fascist or socialist because of the amount of money people have to contribute when they are working. But through tax and National Insurance, we do look after our own. My Grandad (80s, with Parkinsons) gets a lot of help. But Mum is there checking on him, making sure he gets everything he needs, shopping, cleaning, doing his washing etc. Even in this society I worry that he would be in a bad position if it wasn't for Mum (except that my Dad, my sister and I would step up to to the mark).
I doubt many Western societies have it exactly right. The Indian sub-continent seem to, as does traditional China and Japan - less so as they ape Western "ideals".
Look after your old people. Look after your family. Don't fuck about without contraception unless you can afford to support children.
It'll swing around again.