Ivory Tower reflection on poor drunken mother ?

             On August 23 there was this shocking news report about a 22 year old Bristol woman who left  her 2 year old child in a car while  she was in a drunken stupor at a bar. "The family is wonderful " , some shocked acquaintance of Kelsey James said .  Stories  about these  " despicable moms " are just perfect for bourgeois moral effluvia.  But the problem is that the isolated nuclear family today is not WONDERFUL no matter how devoted mom  and/or dad.

            So many  family related horror stories could be prevented  with some bold SOCIAL ENGINEERING ( God forbid ! ) . We must rediscover our ancient tribal instincts. We must organize ourselves into larger, more efficient social units. Somewhat like the kibbutz of Israel. A child will never be alone or unattended-or neglected or abused - in the New Family which is really just the ancient matriarchy re-constructed on a higher level.

          We are far too atomized in modern capitalist society. It is destroying our ancient social instincts. We must end the dark night of the circumscribed " I ".

             Or our we just too attached to the culture of narcissism ? The only viable future for humanity is WE not ME .