I’m not an Old, just … old (40’s.)

It is largely under the belief that the government is only a hindernace, and that only scammers and thieves actually get the help that is promised, so do away with all of it. i have two full time care siblings and my own vision is… fumbly (highly technical term.) We have had to fight tooth and nail for disability while i’ve been spoonfed over the past twenty years facebook accounts of people who get rediculous amounts but obviously don’t need as way of reenforing racist and bigoted views.

They’ve been fed the whole rugged indavidualist line since they were young and ‘never accept handouts because we’re not the ones who need.’

Plus a good old fashioned dose of ‘walk it off you aren’t hurt you’re being a pussy’ reinforced by how shitty our healthcare system is (that their party broke, yet obama gets the blame.)

Reactionary ideology is all about hierarchy and assigning everyone to their proper place within it.

They want women to be baby factories instead of in the workforce where men belong.

They want those children obedient and knowing their place in the patriarchal structure; being a woman who wants an education or a trans woman or a man who believes in feminism is a slap in the face to the reactionaries, who think a person’s highest purpose is to stay in their place within society.

In other words, reactionary parents take it personally when you don’t want to be stuck in their assigned boxes.

They only value (mostly white) men. Everyone else should either not exist or be functionally invisible. Women are baby factories and sperm receptacles. Children are a hindrance and shouldn’t be seen or heard until they’re adults, although exceptions can be made for child laborers. They essentially view others only in terms of what value they can offer. Children require resources, their net value is negative until they can work, their own children included.

You may have noticed Don Jr and Eric don’t seem to around the current administration. You don’t have to be a psychologist to realize their relationship with their father isn’t a good one, even as adults. They were not as useful as expected, deemed low-value, and have been relegated to echoing their father’s bullshit on social media.

Because they hate themselves.

“Do as I say, not as I do”

That pretty much sums it up

I’m not an Olds. I’m a Chrysler.

Not an old, but it’s because progeny function as a commodity to be exploited for personal or capitalistic gain and aren’t actually considered sentient human beings capable of feeling pain. Hope that helps 😊

I dunno. I’m oldish, have a lot of kids, and do not worry whether they have kids or not. I had kids because I wanted to raise kids, best work I’ve ever done but that’s my life, the whole point is to raise them so they can have their own lives. My kids are grown (most of them) and most don’t want kids, that seems normal when there are so many people already. It’s their life to live, I would never try to interfere. But I’m also progressive not conservative.

The pro-natalist conservatives I am pretty sure just want a large and desperate underclass, and want women disadvantaged and more dependent on men. Some of them are also worried about decreasing population, or are racist and want white women to breed more white babies. They don’t all hate their kids they just really have a fetish for conformity. Need everyone to value what they do because they are not self confident enough to just do their own thing and let other people be themselves.

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I’m surprised none of these answers mention The Jesus.

The Jesus says to have children (not really, but that’s how it goes in The Jesus Place) and then he kinda peaces out - like, there’s no instructions after that. So these people do what they think The Jesus wants them to do then they get stuck with kids and they’re angry about it.