Thread by @ParkSlopeFlngsm

Here’s a great example of what I’m talking about. Might start a running thread

To even bring up the subject of plummeting births causes liberals to soyjak and go “Oh, I guess you want FULL HANDMAID’S TALE”

It makes them uncomfortable to consider the importance of babies

There are less coercive measures we can try. We can start with very large tax credits for married couples and then go from there

That first requires the basic acknowledgment that society should place high value on babies

Chris Arnade has said something similar lately. Our culture no longer sees children as a default capital-G Good that’s an expected part of someone’s life path

Adding this Yglesias take from a while back showing lib discomfort

He has to start with a mild disavowal of the whole topic before acceding that natalism has merit

It feels bad to them to talk about it

Libs can’t talk about natalism

Libs can’t talk about natalism because their coalition doesn’t value it

It shows up in the data

Libs can’t talk about natalism, UK edition

Libs can’t talk about natalism. The focus has to be shifted to things like declining teen pregnancies. Heads in the sand

The lib coalition doesn’t value babies