• Septimaeus
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    2 months ago

    Social Darwinism disgusts me…

    Same, but I picked this illustration for a reason.

    Abusive parents often use essentialist language to keep their children bound with obligation and guilt. Vulnerability to that rhetoric tends to be associated with notions of “natural law,” so I suspect a natural metaphor has a better chance of resonating with those that need to hear it.