WTF is a "family value?"

[memphis]

Well?

[ChrisFromNJ]

It's codespeak for "I'm an intolerant bigot who does not like gays and does not want to give them the rights to marry."

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

An appreciation of the traditional role of the nuclear family in society, an understanding that each child should be entitled to a mother and a father as a civil right, and a respect for human life and moral decency.

There, defined it in the second post.

Still waiting on the "Community organizer" thing....

[Jake]

A better question is why you're asking a forum full of intelligent people this question.

[Alcon]

Seriously?  Whatever issue that can possibly be construed as a family-related issue that conforms with the ideology of whatever politician is using the term.  Next.

[memphis]

An appreciation of the traditional role of the nuclear family in society, an understanding that each child should be entitled to a mother and a father as a civil right, and a respect for human life and moral decency.

There, defined it in the second post.

Still waiting on the "Community organizer" thing....

The nuclear family is not all that traditional. Really, it was only made possible in the 20th century due to Social Security and antibiotics. The extended family is the much more common historical example. I don't see a lot of respect for human life from the "family values" crowd.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

The nuclear family is not all that traditional. Really, it was only made possible in the 20th century due to Social Security and antibiotics. The extended family is the much more common historical example. I don't see a lot of respect for human life from the "family values" crowd.

As you should know from my posts here, I'm not a part of the "family values" crowd, but I can give it some sort of definition.  I would leave it to an adherent to give it a more comprehensive or accurate definition.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

It means thinking the 1950s were golden age of Civilisation where all was well in America because the alpha male husband beat the wife and children if they disobeyed while eating their bible but they can't escape because that means you are Teh Kommunist!1111. And having watched a Doris Day comedy once I can't help but agree.

[Joe Republic]

Anywhere between $50 and a few thousand bucks, depending on quantity, average age, etc.

[Albus Dumbledore]

Protestant christian morality.

[afleitch]

An appreciation of the traditional role of the nuclear family in society, an understanding that each child should be entitled to a mother and a father as a civil right, and a respect for human life and moral decency.

There, defined it in the second post.

Still waiting on the "Community organizer" thing....

The nuclear family is not all that traditional. Really, it was only made possible in the 20th century due to Social Security and antibiotics. The extended family is the much more common historical example. I don't see a lot of respect for human life from the "family values" crowd.

Couldn't agree more. If you were poor your siblings, aunts and grandparents share child rearing responsibilities under one roof or in the same community. If you were rich you got a nanny. Then you were off to school. In both situations spending some time with ones parents compared to know was quite rare.

[Albus Dumbledore]

Reminder: Slavery, jim crow, spousal abuse, gay bashing are all family values.

[King]

2 for the price of 1 on a half gallon of 2% reduced fat milk.

[War on Want]

Protestant christian morality.

Ummm mainstream Protestants are pretty liberal. I am a Presbyterian and at my church there is an even split of Democrats, Indies, and fairly moderate Republicans and I live in Idaho. Evangelicals are the people that you are thinking of.

[Verily]

Anything Republicans support. Obviously.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Protestant christian morality.

Ummm mainstream Protestants are pretty liberal. I am a Presbyterian and at my church there is an even split of Democrats, Indies, and fairly moderate Republicans and I live in Idaho. Evangelicals are the people that you are thinking of.

Also note that it's non-Christians (Mormons) who are largely responsible for Idaho being so Republican.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

My definition of family values:

People living together with other people who love them and will take care of them.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Anything Republicans support. Obviously.

Really?  I was just reading an article in the NY Daily News about the beast and they called her the "family values" candidate. 

[Verily]

Anything Republicans support. Obviously.

Really?  I was just reading an article in the NY Daily News about the beast and they called her the "family values" candidate. 

Sometimes Democrats stop being fascist communist scum and pretend to support family values, too, but don't be fooled--it's just to make them palatable so they can be elected. Then the communism returns. Clearly, the Daily News bought into Clinton's ruse.

[Stranger in a strange land]

An appreciation of the traditional role of the nuclear family in society, an understanding that each child should be entitled to a mother and a father as a civil right, and a respect for human life and moral decency.

There, defined it in the second post.

Still waiting on the "Community organizer" thing....

He worked for nonprofits and coordinated voter registration drives.

a mother and a father are a civil right? I admire your idealism, but that's not always the case in the real world: what if one of the parents is deceased? What if one is a serial abuser? Personally I think it's better for a child to grow up with one loving parent than with two awful ones, and yes, it's better to have two dads or two moms than no parents at all.

[Person Man]

Uhhhh...does it have something to do with Grocery Shopping? I hear lots of republicans talking about "markets" and "family values". It could be about buying in bulk. That's it! It's about the large amount of goods you get for a relatively small amount of money when you buy in bulk for family-sized house-holds. That must be why Republicans are so fat, too.

[Torie]

As commonly used, the term  involves a mix of abortion, abstinence, pornography, marriage, drugs, and religion in the public square issues.

[Person Man]

As commonly used, the term  involves a mix of abortion, abstinence, pornography, marriage, drugs, and religion in the public square issues.

You mean sex in the public square.

[Albus Dumbledore]

Protestant christian morality.

Ummm mainstream Protestants are pretty liberal. I am a Presbyterian and at my church there is an even split of Democrats, Indies, and fairly moderate Republicans and I live in Idaho. Evangelicals are the people that you are thinking of.

Evangelicals are the most vocal and politically influential of the protestant sects so checkmate.

[nclib]

The term "family values" is a code for conservative Christian values. Many liberal values (helping the poor, anti-war, equal pay for equal work, free speech, etc.) could also be seen as values issues.