Without "new humans", who will continue the socialist cause? If you're not having kids and raising them as socialists, capitalists will still be raising generations of future capitalists, and indoctrinating proletarian kids to service capitalism.

As an individual you are free to make your own choices, but for socialism to succeed, socialists have to survive in the first place.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (11 children)

I would argue that a single child is such a time sink that you are doing a disservice to the movement because that time could be spent radicalizating dozens of strangers.

[–] angrytoadnoises@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I think there's something to be said about raising kids in a Marxist environment, though. Even if they grow up and have a fundamental disinterest in that sort of thing, you've normalized Marxist thought and maybe even warded off some brainwashing from capital. That's a powerful thing, making even one to three new people who believe Marxism to be normal and logical in the west.

[–] LVL@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You're not wrong at all but there's also the chance your kids turn out like Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg (both their fathers were/are Marxists).

[–] angrytoadnoises@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 months ago

This is the most haunting thing anyone has ever said to me on this website.

[–] Red_sun_in_the_sky@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Plenty who don't.

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