[RKBA Democrat]

"I said on another thread on Salim Mansour's review of Mark Steyn's best-seller America Alone, that West needs to make demography a policy priority. Granted, its less trendy than global warming but way more important to the future of the world - and whether that world will continue to characterize itself as civilized."

Folks are beginning to listen. Every major idea that has eventually come to grip our attention started off with a few lonely souls crying in the wilderness.

We shouldn't confuse fads with actual trends.

[finnigan2]

""I said on another thread on Salim Mansour's review of Mark Steyn's best-seller America Alone, that West needs to make demography a policy priority."

- Making demographic change a state priority may be more difficult than it first appears. The Province of Quebec has long been concerned that it's french speaking population has been declining in relative numbers, being surrounded by a North America awash in anglos.
About 15 to 20 years ago they introduced a government program to reward Quebec parents with a cash bonus of more than $1,000. for every child born in the Province. The incentive seems to have had no effect. Quebec's birthrate is still amongst the lowest in Canada - which is low enough as it is.
Obviously, offering cash alone won't reverse a declining birthrate. Since a government doesn't have much more than money at it's disposal to promote or discourage behavior, any factors that could reverse declining birthrates will have to come from other societal influences - such as spirituality. A very tough task indeed.