# Parents - would you sacrifice SOMEONE ELSE'S life for your child?

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**Created:** [February 29, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-would-you-sacrifice-someone-elses-life-for-your-child/439582 "2008-02-29T01:06:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-would-you-sacrifice-someone-elses-life-for-your-child/439582/14 "2008-02-29T15:50:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Kinthalis]  
So genocide is perfectly fine when it comes to your kids?

You’d happily turn into hitler, stalin, whatever other evil scum of the earth the world (and humanity) has had the misfortune to bear, for your kid?

Jeebus Horatio Christ! Save me!  
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I am not really opposed to genocide in general as long as it doesn’t affect me or my family. It is a simple fact of sociobiology and human nature as well as a recurring theme in human history. It is going on all over the world right now and there isn’t enough news space to cover it all. A lot of it is sub-optimal and even cruel but it isn’t like it will ever go away. Given that, I might as well have a turn for my purposes some time.

BTW, this deal is way sweeter than having to sacrifice myself for my child. This is what you call a win-win.

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