(August 13, 2012 at 9:50 pm)Epimethean Wrote: I see that the U.S. population rose from 144 million in 1947 to 314 million today, whereas India's population rose from 335 million then to 1.2 billion today. China's population rose from 460 million in 1947 to 1.3 billion today. Is capitalism part of the reason that the U.S. population only doubled and change, whereas India's quadrupled and China's tripled? Between China and India, 40% of the world population is represented. What is responsible government stewardship in determining population expansion?
In fairness, India's government has little interest in its citizens, let alone the over-population of the earth. As for China, I already said that their system isn't working. In truth, the only possible success that any government will have in controlling population is killing everybody off by one means or another.
It has to come from the people. Self-control/discipline, education, and the realization that voluntary sterilization is the only way to thin the herd without forcing the world's governments to kill us all. That and getting rid of religion. The religious fucktards of the world are a real problem. They're just not going to give up their idiotic beliefs about producing offspring for jesus (or whoever). It is not uncommon for a Muslim man to have 10 or more children. Devout christians and catholics of course, feel the same way - that god wants them to keep on breeding. People don't realize how much of a problem this is going to become. In only 10 to 12 years we will have another billion people and far more problems. Problems lead to dipshits praying and signing up for more god-save-us-shit ... ergo, more dipshits breeding for jesus.
I'm definitely for keeping the government out of the loop, but people are going to keep making excuses to keep procreating. Basically, the next generation is going to say the same thing the last did: "It's ok for everyone else, or possibly the next generation, but not me."