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America’s premier pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world: ‘There are going to be countries of old people starving to death’ (www.theguardian.com)
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The highlight for me is coming up with some weird pseudoscience justification for why it’s okay to hit your kids.

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[-] jax@awful.systems 45 points 5 months ago

"Dad, why is my sister's name Octavia George?"

"Because your mother loves the Roman Empire."

"Thanks Dad."

"No problem Industry Americus."

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Jesus Christ I thought you were making a joke.

But you're not.

The imminent arrival of their fourth child, a girl they plan to name Industry Americus Collins

[-] mawhrin@awful.systems 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The imminent arrival of their fourth child, a girl they plan to name Industry Americus Collins

ah well, at least when they transition they won't need to change the masculine-gendered second name.

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

no matter how absurd you may think these people are, they always surprise you by finding ways to be even worse

[-] o7___o7@awful.systems 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Looks like someone's behind the times; all the cool kids are into the Eastern Roman Empire this season. That's why my kids are named Constantine Cataphractus and Velociraptor Paleologus.

[-] jonhendry@awful.systems 5 points 5 months ago

Next: "Are you coming to the baptism of little Deductio Tributus?"

[-] gerikson@awful.systems 8 points 5 months ago

Sad they’re dissing the classics, like Incontinentia Buttocks.

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