If having parents is the ultimate privilege, this flies in the face of the progressive notion that privilege is another aspect of oppression, because it places the control and responsibility of privilege in every individual’s hands.
[T]here are many ways to give your children privilege. This isn’t some sort of systemic conspiracy theory; we’re all trying to privilege our progeny to the best of our ability because we’re trying to remove as many obstacles to their potential success as possible. . . .
You don’t have to teach kids to be entitled. It pretty much comes naturally. One of the biggest challenges of raising decent human beings is finding the balance between taking care of your children’s basic needs and helping them to appreciate that it doesn’t come free. Barbara Lewis, in her book “What Do you Stand For? For Kids: A Guide to Building Character,” finds teaching gratitude is vital to helping children develop empathy and understand that their parents and other people do things for them.
Progressives will never be able to eradicate privilege as long as parents care about their children. Nor will they be able to counteract the ingratitude of jerks through guilt-trips disguised as awareness campaigns. Richard’s statement that “No one ever handed me anything on plate [sic]” is simply a lie. No one gets anywhere without help. But I’m not going to stop trying to make my kids’ paths a little straighter because it offends a progressive’s notion of fairness.