how does thinking a parent has the right to decide whether or not their kid gets a circumcision make me a statist? go back into your conspiracy filled hole in the ground and pick up a dictionary
barbarity? he's getting a flap of skin removed, which will cause him absolutely no negative physiological consequence and will probably reduce the risk of infection. he's four, its not his choice.
4 year olds dont have the capacity to make important decisions. that's the parent's choice. until he's legally an adult, he doesn't have those kinds of rights.