Posted on 01/14/2007 11:31:02 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Yes, it would....
All the more reason we should do it!!!
Porn is the answer. The Commies should stop censoring porn and make it as widely available as possible. Also, hookers.
We don't need millions of horny mooselimb converts makin trouble!
"There is ONE social phenomenon that ALWAYS occurs when females are at a premium. Humans will always trade on scarcity value and many women will find that they can fare much better in such circumstances by satisfying the needs of more than one man - many of whom will be prepared to pay the going rate."
Always? What evidence do you have?
I love this guy!
In all seriousness...
What in the world did they THINK would happen when all of those baby girls were being killed? "Oh, brides grow on trees!"
"Herro, Amerika!"
Seriously, I had a moment of reflection. Our men and women in Iraq are not only fighting for the safety of good and decent Americans, but also to protect the virtuousness of the likes of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.
I think there's a point where we kind of have to draw the line on our soldier's sacrifice.
30 Million men? Wouldn't that be a lazy afternoon for Paris Hilton?
"Uniforms are hot!"
This will also lead to a demographic disaster of a plunging population.
What happens if they take over other places and take wives from there?
And whose women will they take for themselves after they kill their husbands and fathers?
If you somehow get turned into a Chinese woman in 2040,
write me and let me hear about your experiences.
Look, I'm not sure where your question comes from, but human nature, and mankind's universal range of behaviors when dealing with the allocation and use of limited resources with alternative uses has been studied for centuries and are fairly well understood and extremely well documented.
I can't do your reading for you, but in the interest of getting you set right with minimum aggrivation, I think you can go directly to Tom Sowell's "Basic Economics". It's a short read and very accessible. If you want more, you can go on to his "Applied Economics".
However, from the tone of your post, I think you might want LESS, however, and in that case, I can't help.
All for Hugh?
"Look, I'm not sure where your question comes from"
I'm not looking for a condescending post. I understand supply and demand. You made a conclusion that one result ALWAYS happens from a shortage of women. This is a complicated, once in a lifetime demographic phenomenon and I thought you might have some evidence for your claim.
>>Porn is the answer. The Commies should stop censoring porn and make it as widely available as possible. Also, hookers.
This demographic problem has been foreseeable for years. I'm convinced this will create a huge market for sex androids, and development and deployment of same is the only thing that might avert a huge conflict/societal catastrophe there. As weird as that may sound.
India has the same problem, by the way.
Whether women or anything else, a relative shortage creates a relative increase in value. This ALWAYS happens.
It is like gravity - a Law.
I never said that all women turn to prostitution; that's clearly not true. What I did say is this, and this is true and has been seen in many instances and has been documented. I am not about to give research time to this, though.
Many women will notice that they can improve their economic position relative to that enjoyed by a wife, dependent on the income of one man, by entering into relationships with more than one man. This can take forms other than prostitution, for example, polyandry.
But, prostitution is the time honored route. Will all women fall into prostitution? Of course not. There are many reasons why any specific woman would choose not to enter prostitution; they are too many to elaborate. But, more women will do so than would be the case if husbands were readily available for all. This is because the relative value of becoming a prostitute is diminished when potential husbands can readily find wives.
Even then, some women will become prostitutes, because the facts of birth, demeanor, appearance, or level of intellect make them less desirable as wives, but do not diminish their value as short term partners to the same degree.
If the Chinese reduce the population of potential brides their value will be enhanced. Many men will of necessity be "priced out of the market". We all understand this: it is the entire basis of this thread. But many men will be able to devote some of their income to part-time female companionship. Many women will find that they can improve their positions by taking advantage of this phenomenon.
Many will also actually do so, as history has amply proven.
Think mining camp.
Yep. Classic case of actions having consequences. Same argument can be made for abortions and negative birth rates in the western world. Islam,OTOH,is growing its population across the globe.
No, these Chinese men are dirt poor peasants who are one meal away from starving to death. I don't think this demographic will justify the capital investment in sex androids.
Then we get a huge conflict/societal catastrophe.
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