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You are assuming all family influence is good. There are lots of abusive families and poor parents, though.

He is (or perhaps he's ignoring that issue). But when a totalitarian government is abusive, it affects all the families, not just the bad ones.

    Our principal exports, all labelled and packed,
    At the ends of the earth are delivered intact:
    Our soap or our salmon can travel in tins
    Between the two poles and as like as two pins;
    So that Lancashire merchants whenever they like
    Can water the beer of a man in Klondike
    Or poison the meat of a man in Bombay;
    And that is the meaning of Empire Day.

Songs of Education: II. Geography by G. K. Chesterton

In general people take care of their kids. In general the family is good you can always find edge cases.

> According to recent statistics, 70%-80% of Americans consider their families dysfunctional.

https://mcnultycounseling.com/moving-past-dysfunctional-fami...

Compared to what some Ideal sure. Compared to being raised or cared for by the state my guess is that would change.

I'm not sure what you mean by that. What does 'good' mean? What ratio are not 'good'? And where does it all come from?

Our personal experiences could be very misleading about what others go through.

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