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[–] veritas_vincit 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The Free Range Kids movement is a thing. It's been covered by HuffPo and other sites over the years; seems to be a well-intended but misguided backlash against helicopter parenting, and I think the articles you shared are brainless justifications of their negligence parental methods against talk of stranger-danger.

I would hesitate before lumping these people into #Pizzagate, although they certainly ought to be aware that pedophilia is a lot more prevalent than they believe.

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[–] Phobos_Mothership [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I am aware that this movement is a thing or i wouldn't have posted it, but if you read more of this particular blog's articles you will find that they are not just saying 'Don't overbear your children'. They are actively trying to dismiss very real fears of pedophilia, and they are even attempting to normalize it. They post highly specific extreme exceptions to the sex offender legislation (people who were caught peeing outdoors or who were falsely accused but still convicted) and attempt to play it off like these exceptions are a majority among sex offenders when that is completely false .

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[–] veritas_vincit ago  (edited ago)

Phobos, as I said:

I think the articles you shared are brainless justifications of their negligence parental methods against talk of stranger-danger.

Without a good reason to believe this isn't just a classical case of wishful thinking, I'd be careful before crying wolf.

Hanlon's Razor.

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[–] pizzaparallel ago 

When does she attempt to normalize it?