[Happygal]

More subtle, yet potentially far more potent, is the pervasive liberal ideology that marriage doesn't really matter any more. This, of course, is never said. Instead we hide behind the politically correct position that no one should judge, no one should suggest one form of the family is better than the other, inclusiveness is all, implicit criticism or hurting people's feelings the only crime.

Ain't that the truth! :-)

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Despite the fact that worldwide research, even in high-divorce countries like Sweden and the United States, shows marriage makes for greatest happiness for both adults and kids, we publicly dodge defining it as the gold standard for togetherness. In our failure to make that public stand, we weaken marriage.

In our failure to make that public stand we leave our children adrift in a culture which does not attach men (nor indeed, their parents) to their descendents. And there is no concealing that fact from the boys, either . . .

George Gilder (Naked Nomads) was describing the implications a long time ago. For a model of those implications we need look no further than x42. Whoever votes for a Clinton votes for that model of society. It is a dystopia.

[Happygal]

Damn!...I forgot I was posting this in a predominantly American forum where the divorce rate blinds my eyes. Sorry.