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Trump may soon offer a motherhood medal, an idea popularized in Nazi Germany (www.motherjones.com)

submitted 17 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) by MuskyMelon@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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WTF

Edit: I wasn't sure what I was appalled by at first but now I realize it's that this fucking medal just encourages women to be treated no better than a prized heifer.

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[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Germany has most of these and a low birth rate.

[–] misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You still need 2 working parents, few people want to balance a career and children. We're not designed for it. And their social help, while good for global standards, amounts to a fraction of the cost of having kids. In prehistory a whole village raised children and people barely worked. Social policies help but we need a global structural change.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Yes, the social support structure is essential. If you have extended family for example; that will help you out a lot with costs and care. Families are small, atomized and fractured today.