I agree with L.C. to a certain extent. Dumb begets dumb. And in today's world, where people are protected from nearly everything that might kill them, "natural" selection can't really take place... except for the folks who manage to slip through the cracks and win themselves Darwin Awards.
The problem with the idea of eugenics, though, is that it will always be taken too far.
People say $2 million is too much. I think it's a matter of being taken seriously. If he'd just sued for the price of the ticket, say, he probably wouldn't have gotten very far. It's harder to ignore a big lawsuit!
I have to agree with Mary F, too. If there wasn't room on the plane for this guy, they should have decided that before they took off.. not after!
I've heard of animal hoarding. It's a psychological issue. I wonder if you can have the same thing with kids? Although, in this case, it seems to be simple religious brainwashing.
“Ten Great Reasons To Have Another Child” 1. Have another child to join with God in the creation of an immortal soul.
Assuming the brat joins with God after death.
2. Have another child to bring joy into your life.
As long as the kid isn't a little hellion that makes you wish you'd never spread your legs.
3. Have another child to grown in holiness and virtue.
See #2.
4. Have another child to help end abortion.
Not getting pregnant in the first place would help "end abortion".
5. A) Have another child so your sons will have brothers and your daughters will have sisters/B) Have another child so your sons will have sisters and your daughters will have brothers.
Because sibling rivalry doesn't exist...?
6. Have another child so you (and your parents) won’t be lonely in old age.
They didn't get any quality one-on-one time with you when they were kids... and you think they're going to stick around when you're old and drooling?
7. Have another child because people are our greatest resource.
I thought it was oil.
8. Have another child to contribute to the economy.
Adopting a child would have the same effect, especially if they would have otherwise ended up in the welfare system.
9. Have another child to counter global depopulation.
Not everyone using credit cards is buying unnecessary crap. Food today (even the basic stuff) costs more. Fuel costs more if you drive to work. Public transit costs more (especially in some areas... around here it can be up to $10 a day if you don't buy a special pass).
There was news recently about how the median income of the middle class (in Canada) stayed basically the same from 1980 to 2005. And that's at the same time that house prices in some areas quadrupled. So just because someone is using credit cards doesn't mean they're living large. It could just mean that they're trying to keep a roof over their head.
Does the fact that higher-pitched voices are viewed as more fertile strike anyone else as creepy? Makes one wonder if the male brain is wired for pedophilia or something...
Lots of us drank breast milk at one time. Why is it so disgusting now? And why on earth is it so much more disgusting than drinking something that was squeezed out of a cow udder?
I guess I shouldn't expect logic from a guy who calls his own kid an "asshole".
The problem with the idea of eugenics, though, is that it will always be taken too far.
I have to agree with Mary F, too. If there wasn't room on the plane for this guy, they should have decided that before they took off.. not after!
1. Have another child to join with God in the creation of an immortal soul.
Assuming the brat joins with God after death.
2. Have another child to bring joy into your life.
As long as the kid isn't a little hellion that makes you wish you'd never spread your legs.
3. Have another child to grown in holiness and virtue.
See #2.
4. Have another child to help end abortion.
Not getting pregnant in the first place would help "end abortion".
5. A) Have another child so your sons will have brothers and your daughters will have sisters/B) Have another child so your sons will have sisters and your daughters will have brothers.
Because sibling rivalry doesn't exist...?
6. Have another child so you (and your parents) won’t be lonely in old age.
They didn't get any quality one-on-one time with you when they were kids... and you think they're going to stick around when you're old and drooling?
7. Have another child because people are our greatest resource.
I thought it was oil.
8. Have another child to contribute to the economy.
Adopting a child would have the same effect, especially if they would have otherwise ended up in the welfare system.
9. Have another child to counter global depopulation.
WTF?
10. Have another child to help populate heaven.
That's assuming your kid ends up in heaven.
There was news recently about how the median income of the middle class (in Canada) stayed basically the same from 1980 to 2005. And that's at the same time that house prices in some areas quadrupled. So just because someone is using credit cards doesn't mean they're living large. It could just mean that they're trying to keep a roof over their head.
I guess I shouldn't expect logic from a guy who calls his own kid an "asshole".
And even if you do call it Myanmar... What do you call people from that country? Myanmarese? Myanmarians? Myanmarites?