Teens for Liberty

Thursday night I read an article that a friend of mine has posted to the forums, where he talked about the subject of population control, and I decided to write my own feelings about the matter.

Proponents of population control have been telling us for several decades now that there are too many people in the world. The UN pushes for its members to practice population control, which usually includes abortion, euthanasia, and contraceptives. For example, in China you are only allowed to have one child, and in some cases two. And you have to pay for the right to have even one child. Many advocates of population control have been pushing for the United States to reduce our population by similar methods. Take, for example, this exerpt from James Coleman and Donald Cressey’s Social Problems, one of the standard social science textbooks from the nineties:
The world’s population is exploding. The number of men, women and children is now over 5 billion. … If the current rate of growth continues, the world’s population will double again in the next 40 years…the dangers of runaway population growth can be seen in historical perspective… It took all of human history until 1800 for the world’s population to reach 1 billion people. But the next … 1 billion was added in only 130 years (1800-1930), [the next billion] after that in 30 years (1930-1960), and the next in 15 years (1960-1975). The last billion people were added in only 12 years (1975-1987). If this trend (of runaway population growth) continues the world will be soon be adding a billion people a year, and eventually every month. [Italics added]

The proponents of population control argue that the world’s population has been doubling so fast because people were breeding like rabbits, when in reality, it was due to life expectancy increasing dramatically. During the period of time covered in the passage above, the fertility rate has been decreasing. consider this excerpt from the Population Research Institute, in an article titled: The White Pestilence:

Like other Baby Boomers, I lived through the unprecedented doubling of the global population in the second half of the 20^th century. Never before in human history had our numbers increased so far, so fast: from 3 billion in 1960 to 6 billion in 2000. But Ehrlich and Company, I came to see, glossed over the underlying reason: Our numbers didn’t double because we suddenly started breeding like rabbits. They doubled because we stopped dying like flies. Fertility was falling throughout this period, from an average of 6 children per woman in 1960 to only 2.6 by 2002.

Speaking of the life expectancy rate going up drastically, have you heard of the pesticide called DDT? DDT is a pesticide used to fight back against malaria and other insect borne diseases. In 1970 the National Academy of Sciences, in their book Life Sciences, stated that,

“In little more than two decades DDT has prevented 500 million deaths due to malaria.”

After DDT was proven to be the most harmless pesticide known to man, the UN pushed for the banning of DDT, and was successful. The UN is a big supporter of population control , so this doesn’t come as a suprise to me. It is sobering to see world powers use their power to ban the use of a substance that has saved millions of lives in the past, all because they think there are too many people in the world.

So back to the dropping fertility rate. Those who push population control argue that we are going to see a population explosion in the next few decades, however, for several decades now, the fertility rate has been dropping immensely.

So why the sudden drop in fertility rate? I think that it is due to the fall of the traditional family. Throughout the world, the number of people who abstain from sexual activity until marriage, as well as the number of people who remain faithful to their spouse, are getting fewer and fewer. And there are many people who would rather stay single, and don’t ever give a thought to having children. I am sure there are many other factors that weigh into this, but this is a big one for sure. Of course population control has played a role as well. Countries that practice population control by putting a limit on the amount of kids that you can have, for example China, have a dangerously low fertility rate.

Because of this, the world’s population is near it’s apex. After that, it will start to fall. That’s right, rather than seeing a population explosion in the next few decades, we are going to see a population implosion. The world’s population is expected to reach it’s apogee in 2040. If current trends in fertility rates continue, then the world’s population at that time is estimated to be around 7.6 billion. After that, it is expected to start falling, reaching 5 billion by the turn of the century.

Population control is evil, and also completely unnecessary. Advocates of population control promise that “cutting out the cancer” will ensure prosperity for the majority at the sacrifice of the minority. Sounds a lot like communism to me. Also, population control will cause problems worldwide that are unimaginable. I will end with yet another excerpt from the Population Research Institute’s article: The White Pestilence:

By 2004, the U.N. Population Division (UNDP) found that 65 countries, including 22 in the less developed world, had fertility rates that were below the level needed to ensure the long-term survival of the population. Most of the rest, the agency warned, were likely to enter this danger zone over the next few decades. According to the agency’s “low-variant” projection, historically the most accurate, by 2050 three out of every four countries in the less developed regions will be experiencing the same kind of below-replacement fertility that is hollowing out the populations of developed countries today. Such stark drops in fertility, cautioned the UNPD, will result in a rapid aging of the populations of developed and developing countries alike. With the number of people over 65 slated to explode from 475 million in 2000 to 1.46 billion in 2050, existing social security systems will be threatened with collapse. It will prove difficult, if not impossible, to establish new ones.

Population control is a scheme concocted by globalist politicians who don’t push it in order to save the planet, but to gain power and money, no matter what means they have to use to achieve it.

Calvin

Cover of Rules for Radicals

Last night on the Glenn Beck Program, Glenn Beck talked about two different strategies that progressive politicians use when responding to their opponents. Rather than responding with logical arguments for their policies,  they respond with personal attacks. Last night Glenn Beck talked about a three pronged approach to opposition used by progressives in Washington. Beck says they accuse their opponents of one or more of three things: Using wrong thinking, being a danger, and arguing for profit. Radicals have been using this strategy for a long time. In his book, Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky told radicals that they needed to make their attacks personal. It is a far too effective strategy, and it has fooled Americans for a long time. Glenn Beck gave some interesting examples on his show yesterday with clips of progressives using this approach to reply to political opponents:

Why do these radicals use this argument? Because they have absolutely no logical arguments to make.  If you pay attention, these people never spend time giving us logical explanations for their actions, they simply attack their opponents reasoning for arguing against them, or they shift the blame,(for example, when question is raised as to whether or not the White House should be spending us into oblivion, instead of giving us an explanation, they answer by saying things like: “We can’t afford to adhere to the status quo “, or, ” We inherited this financial disaster”.

By now everyone has heard about the White House’s recent attack’s on Fox News. Everyone has pointing out that the attack on Fox News has done nothing but strengthen Fox News by giving them publicity and sending them more viewers. So why does the White House continue to slam Fox News? Some think that they just might be attempting to distract Americans with this political feud, and use the distraction to try and shove Health Care Reform(which by the way, will cost an estimated $900 billion) down our throats while our attention is focused on this political Red Herring. What do  you think?

As you might have heard, Sarah Palin’s new book: Going Rogue, has already  ranked #2 on amazon, second only to Stephen King’s: King’s Under The Dome. Surprisingly enough, even the far-left, Obama supporter Oprah Winfrey has invited the former Alaskan Governor to sit down and talk on her show, November, 16th. Oprah wouldn’t allow Sarah on her show during the presidential race, so this is quite unusual. You can pre-order the book at our amazon store for 19.99 off the original price here: Sarah Palin is one of the few politicians in our Country who our leaders. I have already ordered my copy.

Many of us are worried about the US Census forms that are being prepared for next year’s Census. For what reason?  The Government Bureau is sending bilingual Census forms to Hispanic communities that, unlike the English forms,  neglect to ask the recipients whether or not they are US citizens.  Why is this an issue? One of the primary purposes for these forms is apportioning congressional seats. States like Texas, Nevada, Arizona, and Florida, who have experienced a significant increase in population from non-US residents, could gain undeserved seats in the house because illegals were counted in the Census. Other States, like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana, could lose a seat. You would think that our Country’s leaders would vehemently oppose this kind of thing, but, disappointingly , only one Senator, Senator Bennet, has opposed this so far. I urge you to e-mail/call your State’s Senators and ask them to oppose the inclusion of illegal residents in next year’s Census.

Calvin

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