Yes, I am, and I’m aware China changed it after 35 years — but not because they recognized the legitimacy of individuals’ personal choices. I agree with you, the policy ended because it no longer supports the “greater good” as the communist rulers define it. The greater-good idea is what allowed such an atrocious policy to take hold in the first place, and I can see it happening in the West or anywhere that people just blithely accept Marxist ideas without recognizing the implications.
Are you referring to the one child policy in China? China actually changed the policy in 2015. But China is in the East. I wouldn't call it part of Western Civilization, although the West has definitely had an impact on Chinese civilization and culture, especially in recent years. Communism has never been about freedom. About personal choice. Unless it serves the greater Cause.
So ultimately still not personal… as evidenced by the one-child policy.
Yes, I am, and I’m aware China changed it after 35 years — but not because they recognized the legitimacy of individuals’ personal choices. I agree with you, the policy ended because it no longer supports the “greater good” as the communist rulers define it. The greater-good idea is what allowed such an atrocious policy to take hold in the first place, and I can see it happening in the West or anywhere that people just blithely accept Marxist ideas without recognizing the implications.
Are you referring to the one child policy in China? China actually changed the policy in 2015. But China is in the East. I wouldn't call it part of Western Civilization, although the West has definitely had an impact on Chinese civilization and culture, especially in recent years. Communism has never been about freedom. About personal choice. Unless it serves the greater Cause.