Talk:Nanny State

I've Removed the following '"It takes a village (government) to raise a kid", Hillary Clinton. In a normal society, it takes only a mother and a father.' because it has no citations. Also the definition of a "normal" society is subjective. For myself in New Zealand, a normal society is likely to be very different to someone in Brazil who again would have a very different society to someone in America. We would all consider our particular society "normal" KiwiDan 16:48, 13 September 2011 (NZST)

I've provided a citation. A "normal" society is logically presumed to be one that embraces rational conservative values (like only needing a mother and a father to raise a child) instead of an entire village (or as she clearly implied, a government). RSnelik 01:20, 13 September 2011 (EDT)

Is banning the sale of violent video games to children really a good example of the Nanny State in action? Violent video games, as Conservapedia has pointed out regularly, features in the lives of pretty much every young killer from the last decade? Surely there are dozens of better examples. Anybody mind if I change this? AlycaZ 19:30, 15 August 2011 (EDT)

Seatbelt laws

Click-it or ticket ring a bell? Why should I get a ticket if I choose (stupidly) to not buckle up in my car? I'm not endangering anyone else am I? --DrDean 01:01, 19 September 2011 (EDT)

Maybe not if your on your own but what about if you are driving other people around? You are responsible for their well-being. MaxFletcher 01:05, 19 September 2011 (EDT)

If a seatbelt comes into use you are done driving other people around. --DrDean 01:07, 19 September 2011 (EDT)