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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To add:  I used to think that whole focus on individualism and only taking care of yourself, blaming others for their own problems, was a more conservative stance.  But this whole "you should learn better coping mechanisms to parenting in a global pandemic that has vast material repercussions, particularly for children" is a line I see largely from progressives.

I don't get why we are constantly shamed to think about others (regarding covid spread) but told we have to deal with the ramifications school closures on our own.[/quote]

But people buy into capitalism. So it’s not ok when it’s inconvenient for you? Universal healthcare is often shutdown for the same reason, the right to own a gun, etc. People’s individual rights are more important than a community.

Covid showed parents that they are no different,[b] you decided to have this child [/b]and you now have to figure out a way to take care of them for this period of time with little community assistance.

As a teacher, I don’t think it’s right but I also think that it’s not surprising given our society’s beliefs and priorities.[/quote]

Right, no one should care about others because "we buy into capitalism".  Ergo, no one should care about each other getting covid.

Neato how you've proved the issue, just from a cynic perspective versus a bootstrap perspective.[/quote]

Wow, even my elementary students are able to comprehend better than this. Yes, that was the point. I was not saying it wasn’t an issue, I was simply giving any other perspective on why many people did not care about parents and the issues faced during that time.[/quote]

Idk, you might want to re-read your statements.  They aren't clear as to whether you are supporting the "you chose to have a child so deal with it" or whether you are just saying "this is what some other people say."

At any rate, my point was that leftists/progressives/Democrats are generally the ones going on about community, safety nets, collective good, etc.  It has historically been that party that tries to get people to care about policies to help others.  And they are the ones that are simultaneously STILL saying the following:
1)  wear a mask otherwise you are a selfish jerk who doesn't care about other people!
2)  figure out your own childcare / fix your own child's pandemic learning loss!  No one else should have to care about you!

I'm impressed with the disconnect in people's (not just politicians') minds.  I wonder how people can hold these two views simultaneously, and I think it is about just kind of a societal hatred of children/child-rearing/parents (which mostly means women).[/quote]

NP.  Yeah, #2 is not a progressive position. The problem is you're lumping all Democrats together and not realizing how centrist the average DCUM Democrat is. See the politics threads on who people want for president next - it's all Buttigieg and Hogan.[/quote]

Yeah it isn’t a progressive position, but it is one that you hear constantly here on the DCPS forum.  In other areas of social media, it was also a common line.  I heard it in particular from lefty academics with social media presence.

Like, do you think the person on this thread sneeringly telling parents to “learn to cope” with the repercussions of school closures considers themselves politically left.  I’ll hazard a guess that they do.  [/quote]

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