The nuclear family—once the cornerstone of American life—is now treated like a villain. Not by accident. By strategy.
Several years ago I became involved in tracking protests, riots, groups and their online messaging. The radical activists would show up at some of these protests and would block roads, loot and burn property and cause destruction. I wondered why and began to research these groups and individuals along with reading and watching other people’s research.
Radical activists, Marxist ideologues, and academic elites have been trying to dismantle the traditional family for decades. In The Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels called for the “abolition of the family,” claiming it was rooted in capital, inheritance, and oppression [1]. Today’s activists have taken that torch and lit the culture on fire.
Black Lives Matter’s original website stated their goal to “disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure” in favor of collectivist child-rearing [2]. And far-left theorists like Shulamith Firestone argued that biological families themselves are inherently oppressive, calling for children to be raised by the state or in communal environments [3].
Let’s be crystal clear: the family is not the problem—it’s the solution.
The nuclear family isn’t just tradition—it’s proven. Children raised in stable two-parent households are:
- Less likely to experience poverty, addiction, and crime [4]
- More likely to succeed academically and emotionally [5]
- Anchored by identity, purpose, and moral clarity
So why tear it down?
Because strong families produce strong, independent people—people who don’t need the state to be their parent. If they can break the family, they can replace it with control: of your kids, your beliefs, your future.
This isn’t theory. It’s happening.
At TankIRL, we’re not ashamed to say it: Dad, Mom, and the kids matter. Masculinity isn’t toxic—it’s necessary. Motherhood isn’t oppression—it’s powerful. And children deserve stability, not ideological experiments.
This fight isn’t just about politics—it’s about survival. About legacy. About truth.
We don’t need to tear down the family. We need to rebuild it, defend it, and pass it on stronger than we found it.
The nuclear family isn’t a relic. It’s a resistance unit.
Suit up.
Greets to Karlyn Borysenko, thank you for your great work on this topic.
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SOURCES:
[1] Marx, K., & Engels, F. (1848). The Communist Manifesto.
[2] Black Lives Matter (Archived Mission Statement, 2020): https://web.archive.org/web/20200917180442/https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/
[3] Firestone, S. (1970). The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution.
[4] Wilcox, W. B., & Fagan, P. F. (2011). Marriage and Economic Well-Being. The Heritage Foundation.
[5] McLanahan, S., & Sandefur, G. (1994). Growing Up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps.