Molly Jong-Fast: J.D. Vance’s Comments Are ‘Natalism ... from an Authoritarian Playbook, that There Need To Be More White Children’

LEMIRE And in Louisiana ░░░░░░░░ Daily Advertiser reports that ░░░░░░░░ United States birth rate ░░░░░░░░ down as fewer adults ░░░░░░░░ to have kids According ░░░░░░░░ a 2023 Pew Research ░░░░░░░░ 47 of childless adults ░░░░░░░░ 50 say they aren ░░░░░░░░ planning on having any ░░░░░░░░ Many younger adults say ░░░░░░░░ want to focus on ░░░░░░░░ things instead and raise ░░░░░░░░ about the state of ░░░░░░░░ world and the costs ░░░░░░░░ with raising a child ░░░░░░░░ older adults say they ░░░░░░░░ t have kids due ░░░░░░░░ medical reasons or because ░░░░░░░░ haven t found the ░░░░░░░░ partner Molly the stats ░░░░░░░░ there More and more ░░░░░░░░ choosing not to have ░░░░░░░░ which again emphasizes why ░░░░░░░░ D Vance s comments ░░░░░░░░ childless Americans childless cat ░░░░░░░░ could be so politically ░░░░░░░░ Jong Fast So what ░░░░░░░░ interesting is this is ░░░░░░░░ natalism that comes from ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian playbook that there ░░░░░░░░ to be more white ░░░░░░░░ right That s the ░░░░░░░░ that there is this ░░░░░░░░ about great replacement theory ░░░░░░░░ This is what this ░░░░░░░░ So don t misunderstand ░░░░░░░░ for him wanting more ░░░░░░░░ He wants a certain ░░░░░░░░ of racist thing So ░░░░░░░░ would say yeah it ░░░░░░░░ certainly true And attacking ░░░░░░░░ for not having children ░░░░░░░░ really cruel right because ░░░░░░░░ people can t have ░░░░░░░░ some people you know ░░░░░░░░ to have children and ░░░░░░░░ the window So I ░░░░░░░░ think it s really ░░░░░░░░ a very terrible way ░░░░░░░░ go after people DEUTSCH ░░░░░░░░ You know it s ░░░░░░░░ interesting We live in ░░░░░░░░ new cycle of politicians ░░░░░░░░ say stupid things and ░░░░░░░░ parade moves on This ░░░░░░░░ D Vance parade is ░░░░░░░░ going to move on ░░░░░░░░ is just something that ░░░░░░░░ a nerve with people ░░░░░░░░ I said you used ░░░░░░░░ cruel I use the ░░░░░░░░ cruel I think Vance ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ is here in the ░░░░░░░░ We will see LEMIRE ░░░░░░░░ it s hard for ░░░░░░░░ Trump to admit making ░░░░░░░░ mistake but certainly a ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans are very ░░░░░░░░ right now.”