'One side is obsessed about making babies, the other side is obsessed about killing babies,' one critic responded
Politico was criticized this week for declaring the "far right is so obsessed with making babies" when promoting an article about the Natal Conference, which occurred last December in Austin.
In her Sunday piece, "The Far Right’s Campaign to Explode the Population," Politico reporter Gaby Del Valle labeled conference attendees as members of the New Right, which she described as a group of conservative populists who "believe we need seismic changes to the way we live now — and who often see the past as the best model for the future they’d like to build."
"But over the course of the conference, the seemingly novel arguments for having children fade and give way to a different set of concerns. Throughout the day, speakers and participants hint at the other aspects of modern life that worried them about future generations in the U.S. and other parts of the West: divorce, gender integration, ‘wokeness,’ declining genetic ‘quality,’" she continued. "Many of the speakers and attendees see natalism as a way of reversing these changes."
Politico irked conservatives when it promoted the lengthy article on X by writing, "The far right is so obsessed with making babies, they just held a whole conference about it."
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Politico irked conservatives when it promoted a lengthy article on X by writing, "The far right is so obsessed with making babies, they just held a whole conference about it." (iStock)
"I really hope the left is dumb enough to make anti-natalism their new banner cause," one person responded.
"Politico: the wonderful left is obsessed with killing babies and the ‘far right’ is obsessed with making babies," Mollie Hemingway wrote. "OK?"
A conservative blogger added, "One side is obsessed about making babies, the other side is obsessed about killing babies. I think I know who the bad guys are."
Tim Murtaugh, the communications director for former President Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign, responded, "One could also say that the left is so obsessed with killing babies that they made a whole political party about it."
Pundit Stephen L. Miller joked, "Fellas, is having kids white supremacy?"
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Baby holding mothers finger. (iStock)
Elon Musk wrote, "If birth rates continue to plummet, human civilization will end."
The Natal Conference appeared happy for the publicity and wrote, "Huge thanks to Politico for getting us on Elon's radar. Your writer was lovely & we can't wait to have you back for NatalCon 2024."
However, many others mocked Politico across social media:
Politico now thinks having babies is far right…it’s barely noon! pic.twitter.com/BjUOVKgEWm
— Sarah Sansoni (@sarahsansoni) April 29, 2024
The left thrives on making completely normal things that have undergirded all of human history seem extreme and scary.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 29, 2024
Oh, you think people should have kids? Well, you’re crazy, unlike the enlightened who think dudes can become women. https://t.co/14zt3JJ4n2
Why is trust in media declining? It is a mystery... https://t.co/nDe75k7ZfD
— Adam Singer (@AdamSinger) April 29, 2024
✔️Endless illegal immigration
— Rep. Heather Scott (@HeatherScottID) April 29, 2024
✔️Preborn murder
✔️Genital mutilation of children
Birthing babies -> FAR RIGHT!
It can’t be any more obvious that they want you to end your line and replace you. https://t.co/qaTYfy0Sbj
I mean, politico is not wrong. Getting married and having lots of babies should be on top of everyone’s bucket list. Make making babies great again! 😂🍼 https://t.co/TUMW19fwH9
— Heather Mullins (@TalkMullins) April 29, 2024
Apparently it’s “far right” to want to have children and not go extinct. So this is where we’re at with the political discourse. https://t.co/sJ6VUxv6xu
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 29, 2024
This article complains that some speakers at the Natal conference (like me) explicitly pointed out that people on the left are not reproducing and people on the right are.
— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) April 28, 2024
This fact has been touted by the left as a sign of their moral superiority--they're not burdening women… https://t.co/M7F20ex2pF
It is true that the right is outbreeding the left.
— Todd Wilken 🇺🇸 (@toddwilken) April 29, 2024
This explains why the left is intent on indoctrinating every child they don't manage to kill in the womb. https://t.co/SAXRZCslv8
Having babies is far-right now.
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) April 29, 2024
Strongly considering going even more to the far-right soon. https://t.co/RYGpYWp0lp
To people obsessed with killing babies, making babies seems crazy. https://t.co/V8MqIkHiYU
— Dan O'Donnell (@DanODonnellShow) April 29, 2024
Wanting to keep the human race around is now a "far right" issue.
— Ralph Schoellhammer (@Raphfel) April 29, 2024
The more you think about it, from pro-natalism, to cheap energy, to maintaining social and cultural cohesion - the more attractive the supposedly "far right" positions sound. https://t.co/a6Oi3oEuyD
The far right is obsessed with making sure that their people continue to exist. Terrifying stuff. https://t.co/f8b1LBeZFB
— Nate Hochman (@njhochman) April 28, 2024
According to Politico, reproduction is now “far right.” I guess every animal on the planet must be “far right.”
— Dr. Abby Johnson (@AbbyJohnson) April 29, 2024
Reproduction is “far right.” Killing babies in an abortion is TOTALLY normal, though! https://t.co/k3ztVafmhu
Politico did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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