For those who don’t know: Antinatalism, or anti-natalism, is a philosophical position and social movement that assigns a negative value to birth. Antinatalists argue that people should abstain from procreation because it is morally bad (some also recognize the procreation of other sentient beings as morally bad). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism
Well, I think that antinatalism is easily conflated with something else. It’s like when I say that people should go vegan or drink less or quit smoking, they assume I want to pass a law that takes away their freedoms. These analogies aren’t perfect, but if you are coming from a defensive position, you can mistake antinatalists for wanting to revoke reproductive rights. Also, I don’t really identify as antinatalist and maybe some antinatalists are like that. IDK, these are just my personal beliefs and having children is your own decision, I only ever ask people to self-reflect and consider alternatives.
I mean I understand why certain comrades behave that way. A lot of antinatalists are libertarians and eugenicists (though I would not consider them antinatalists). Some antinatalist thinkers like Schopenhauer and Zapffe had reactionary takes on women and society too.
And yeah, antinatalism is bascially just my personal beliefs too. I don’t attack people who disagree, I simply wish for them to reflect and consider. I don’t think antinatalism has much (if any) influence/implications as a social movement. Actual dialogues about whether or not we should stop procreating as a society can’t be had in capitalist society. For me, antinatalism is linked with communism, as a movement, far in the future.
I agree completely, the larger conversation must occur in the future. Today, many countries cannot even guarantee contraception or legal abortion!