Posted on 12/08/2007 3:13:57 PM PST by Jim W N
The president of Estonia goes on national TV to urge his countrymen to have more children. Russian President Vladimir Putin warns his parliament about "a serious crisis threatening Russia's survival": the nation's low birth rate. The government of Singapore is trying to reverse that country's birth dearth by sponsoring a massive taxpayer-funded matchmaking service.
In 1968, Paul Ehrlich published The Population Bomb, panicking the world with dire predictions of a population explosion. By the year 2000, he predicted, the world would be so crowded that hundreds of millions would die of starvation. Although Mr. Ehrlich's prophecies have turned out to be almost comically wrong, PBS has produced a documentary taking him seriously, and philanthropists like Ted Turner still donate millions to combat population growth.
But the problem today is not overpopulation; it's under-population. For a population to reproduce itself, the fertility rate must average 2.1 children per woman. (The .I allows for child mortality.) The fertility rate today among major developed nations is only 1.6.
The United States is rare among its peers in keeping its fertility rate at around the replacement level of 2.1, according to the Population Reference Bureau, which provided the fertility data cited here. Europe, though, is shrinking. Germany's rate is 1.3. Despite the stereo-type of large Catholic families, France has a fertility rate of 1.9 and Italy has one of the lowest in Europe, 1.3. At this rate, there will be only about half as many Italians in the next generation. There will also be fewer Russians, whose fertility rate is 1.3.
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The most common name given to newborns in the western hemisphere is Jose. In Europe and Middle East it’s Mohammed.
By 2050 non-Hispanic whites will be 50% of the population down from the 89% in 1970.
“Sons are a heritage of the Lord, and children are a reward from Him.” (Psalm 127:3)
“Be not deceived. God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows, that he will reap.” (Galatians 6:7)
When will the new Neurenburg Trials begin? Begin them with Planned Parenthood on the dock. PP is an invention of US Commies. Will it happen? No way! Too many libs believe in killing (sacrificing) babies as part of their religion —in ancient times it was called appeasing the god Baal.
Aside form lack of creativity in naming babies, that doesn’t bother me.
I see your point, but not at the cost of murdered babies.
I am reading ‘The Prize’, which is fairly decent history and ‘We the People’, which is draining what few IQ points I have left, both recommended on FR. I cannot take the time for further political polemics.
Your loss, it’s a really fast read :)
Steyn Rocks
Dream your dreams up there in the big freezeout. Fictional worlds are better then the real one, huh?
It has nothing to do with lack of creativity. The face of Europe and the United States is in the process of being forever changed. Europe is being conquered by Islamic invaders, the United States is being conquered by Mexican invaders.
If that doesn’t bother you, fine. Just say it. The truth is, both civilizations have brought this inevitability upon themselves.
It’s an incredibly fast read. And way more fun than it has any business being, given the subject matter.
Best non-fiction book of 2006, as far as I’m concerned.
Nice ad hominen.
Look at it this way: we have to see what is going on as opposed to what we wish is going on. America was built on commerce and these are incredible opportunities.
Yeah, I was thinking about what you said and it seems like the biggest difference between the death camps and what’s going on now is we can’t smell the smoke from the furnaces.
Years ago, I believe it was on either 20/20 or Nightline, there was a gentleman that used to deconstruct issues with very simple, layman terms. One of his reports dealt with this very issue. I recall him using eggs as a visual aid, and his nephews contributed to the report.
I’ve always wanted to find a copy of that report, as it was very well done and fascinating.
Anyone else have a recollection of this? (or better yet, a link to it)
If the shoe fits....
Sounds like a Roy beck presentation. He uses gumballs now. That might be who you mean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyTmClBU7nA
“Oh, don’t worry. There will be plenty of people around to take their place.
They just won’t be speaking the same language or look the same.
Nations that kill their own children don’t survive for long. Other nations that don’t do that move in to replace them.
Look around and tell me that isn’t true.”
Es verdadero Señor.
In other words, "it is what it is". Unfortunately, that's the attitude of most Americans and Europeans. Which is why western civilization is on a bullet train to its death bed.
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