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Originally Posted by warrrreagl
If you're talking about their village, then yes - it still does take a village. But I hadn't noticed that their village was upset. If you're talking about someone else's village hammering their beliefs and mores from somewhere across the map, then it makes me think more of cultural chauvinism and arrogance.
Why is that okay? Because the Declaration of Independence says its okay (unalienable rights; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; all the rest of that malarkey), and I'll defer to that anytime.
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Sorry I was editing my post upstairs and didn't see this one.
Having a discussion and voicing opinion on those in the village is no more elitist or arrogant than lumping all those that decry the Duggars lifestyle as "outraged Yankees," in my
opinion.
The Declaration of Independence...? Really? That would be a great argument if the federal government were actually doing something to prevent Jim Bob and Michelle from creating any more khaki clad clones, but this is just a message board voicing opinion...and then, subsequently, getting roasted for voicing that opinon.
In the general sense, I generally live and let live as long as those involved know what they're getting into. The problem with the Duggars is that these kids don't know any different. They are effectively sequestered from the outside world and, consequently, have no point of reference to make any sort of decision.