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I'm not so sure that global population growth tells the right story vis-à-vis declining birth rates in western countries.
by hcurtiss 4mo ago
I'm not so sure that global population growth tells the right story vis-à-vis declining birth rates in western countries.
- saghm 4mo agoWell, they were directly asked what they meant and replied with a link to a giant Wikipedia article. If they had a more specific point to make, they're being weirdly cagey about it.
- teiferer 4mo agoAs long as everybody is nationalist (not to say racist) and keeps borders closed to protect the homeland, those differences matter. Realizing that one thing people get worked up about (immigration) is a solution to the other thing they get worked up about (not enough kids!!1) would be a great insight.
- hackyhacky 4mo agoYes, but no one is really complaining about "not enough kids." They are complaining about not enough kids of their preferred skin tone. So they see immigration as an exacerbation.
- saghm 4mo agoI can't help but agree here. "Declining birth rate in the western world" just comes across as a dog-whistle to me. I guess I kind of only alluded to this myself with my response that they were being "weirdly cagey", and I wish I had been more direct like you were willing to, so thank you for this
- idiotsecant 4mo ago[flagged]
- hackyhacky 4mo agoYour juvenile insult is not appropriate here. The world population has been increasing steadily and shows no sign of slowing down. The dog whistle in question is the inordinate concern that certain groups show for the population of the "western world" specifically, which is not-so-secret code for white babies specifically.