And all because they gave birth, “without asking consent.” And now it requires life support.
The 27-year-old Indian gained worldwide popularity on the Internet after he announced his decision to sue the parents, whom he did not give permission to give birth to him.
Rafael Samuel, wearing sunglasses and a fake beard, stated in a YouTube video that he was conceived by his parents without his consent and therefore they must support him all his life.
“I want all people in India and around the world to realize that they were born without their consent and that they do not owe anything to their parents,” he urges. – I want to tell the children not to do anything for their parents if they don’t want to. But if they sincerely want this, then let them take care of them. “
Samuel is a follower of the so-called anti-natalism – the increasingly popular teaching that it is morally harmful for people to “reproduce and multiply.” This ideology is nihilistic about human life, believing that humanity brings only suffering to the world.
Despite his serious intentions, Samuel claims to love his parents, who, in turn, do not dislike him due to the threat of litigation.
“We feel good together, but that doesn’t change the fact that they gave birth to me for their own pleasure,” he told Fox News. “I have a wonderful life, but I see no reason to force another being to pass the test of school and job hunting, because they did not ask for life.”
He also shared a Facebook post from his mom in which she admires her son’s courage in taking the risk of suing his parent-lawyers. “If Raphael can give a rational explanation of how we could get his birth permit, then I will admit my guilt,” she allegedly wrote.
Samuel’s Facebook page is full of anti-natalist material and photographs criticizing sex for conception and calling parents “hypocrites.”
Anti-natalism is especially popular now in India against the backdrop of a rapidly increasing population. Many believe that the country’s economy will not survive such a population explosion. Some anti-natalists have suggested that India should follow the path of China with its one-family-one-child policy.