| REVIEWER | RATING & REVIEW |
 | louiethe20th (74)
04/24/2008 | To me raisng a family is what life is all about. It takes a Mother and a Father, not a "village" or the Government.
(1 voted this helpful, 1 funny and 1 agree) |
 | lmorovan (12)
04/24/2008 | The family is the basic cell of the society. Raising a family is honorable and highly rewarding action, of course if done the right way. The future of our nation rests upon the shoulders of our children and we have a great responsibility to raise and train the new generation.
(2 voted this helpful, 1 funny and 1 agree) |
 | ma duron (62)
09/15/2007 | Would like to believe that this post, instead of meaning "start a family," suggests our presence, constant and responsible, for the spouse and possible offspring that become your family. Choose to think that in doing otherwise, we are derelict to society.
(2 voted this helpful, 0 funny and 0 agree) |
 | irishgit (138)
09/14/2007 | One star, not because this is an "awful idea" but because I don't think its a civic duty.
Having done it, it is a rewarding, fascinating, frustrating and altogether intriguing exercise, but its not a civic duty.
(6 voted this helpful, 0 funny and 0 agree) |
 | kamylienne (77)
05/08/2007 | . . . I dunno, I never got a message from the US government that said "It's your duty to breed!". I don't know anyone else who got that memo, either.
(5 voted this helpful, 0 funny and 0 agree) |
 | LadyJesusFan777 (34)
05/08/2007 | If one thinks this is a civic duty, better not be thinking of raising a family.
(6 voted this helpful, 0 funny and 0 agree) |
 | pugwash01 (15)
05/08/2007 | Civic Duty, NO!!! Choice between two people that love each other and want children, YES!!!.
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 | FranksWildYears (48)
05/08/2007 | Civic duty would be the most misguided reason to take on such a major and personal endevor. It should be entirely done out of desire.
(3 voted this helpful, 0 funny and 0 agree) |
 | BlueOrchid (41)
05/08/2007 | First of all, it's NOT a civic duty. It's a duty to your family. I think your logic is somehow that the government wants you to create a family therefore it must be a civic duty? What an awful idea to put it onto this list in the first place. One star.
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 | babaoreeally (13)
08/24/2006 | Family can be a good thing, vague and highly bromidic statements are bad.
Raising offspring or adopted children to become reasonably well-adjusted, thoughtful, rational and intelligent adults--YES, sign me up! Raising hellacious miscreants who will ultimately do nothing but wreak havoc on the lives of others in a random fashion dictated by their bizarre sociopathic whims--well, I'm not as enthusiastic about that.
Beyond that, most individuals have more to contribute to society than the act of procreation.
Don't misunderstand me, children really are the future but the mysteries of life and the universe do not begin and end on the doorstep of a middle-class nuclear family tract house.
(5 voted this helpful, 0 funny and 0 agree) |
 | DoorGunner (18)
08/24/2006 | Raising a family is possibly the most important but least recognized of all civic duties. Today's narcissism and self-indulgence militates against committing oneself to such an undertaking. Just look at the other posts in this category in which the posters tell us in no uncertain terms that the self is more important than the community. But there is something greater than the self to which we must dedicate ourselves anew. We have a responsibility to our culture, our nation and to the future to get married (I said get married, not shack up) and raise children that will be good and decent citizens of that future. Without progeny a culture and nation die. Look at Europe. The prevailing nihilism and hedonism there exacts a high tax. The population is not replacing itself. To fix this problem, immigrants, many of whom are dangerous and hostile, are invited in. Demographics is destiny. The barbarians are within the gates of the citadel, and Europe and its culture are on the line.
(3 voted this helpful, 0 funny and 0 agree) |
 | Randyman (103)
08/22/2006 | Not so much a duty, as a personal choice. However, once you have children, you are morally obligated to raise them. Sadly, too many men (and some women) shirk their duty. My two rating is not against raising a family,per se, but rather, calling it a "Civic Duty".
(9 voted this helpful, 0 funny and 0 agree) |
 | CanadaSucks (45)
08/22/2006 | Taken literally, the listing says our civic duty is to become breeders. . .it is your right to have a family (then again, to certain folks that means you can have 'their' kind of family) and do the best you can. . .but keep 'civic responsibilites' away and let me decide how to raise my family in terms of philosophy and education. . .
(4 voted this helpful, 0 funny and 0 agree) |
 | zuchinibut (36)
08/22/2006 | Many people believe that a family is the building block of society. I agree with this, but don't feel it is necessary for everybody to have their own children. However, I do feel that people have a responsibility to take of their kids once they are born. Laws to punish domestic abusers and that require child support are examples of how our country supports this duty to take care of your children. For those who choose not to have children, I respect their decision, but once you have a child of your own, it then becomes your civic duty to raise them to the best of your ability.
(3 voted this helpful, 0 funny and 0 agree) |
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