Oh man. Don't get me started on spanking.
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Spanking is the birthplace of authoritarianism, its atomic unit, the clearest possible message to the most vulnerable and plastic brains: might makes right. Those with more power are allowed to abuse those with less power at their discretion.
There are lots of things I would compromise on to win political elections -- probably more than most people on this site -- but to me, "don't hit your kids" is something like bedrock. I'm an absolutist on it and will not equivocate on it for any reason, I don't care if the world goes to hell.
If you're out there saying, "oh, I should be allowed to hit my kids sometimes, just a little hitting, no bruises or anything ..." sorry, that's bad, you're bad, you should feel bad about yourself. The correct level of physical violence toward those in your care is zero. Not zero point one. Zero.
I wrote this piece once & it was about half as long and half as strident as I wanted it to be.
Please don’t spank your kids
Please don’t spank your kids