> No, it's just what I ask _everybody_ who suggests
> "approaching 7
> billion" (or whatever the current world population
> happens to be) is
> "too many" people: where _specifically_ do you
> suggest that the
> needed reductions be made, and if you personally are not at
> the head
> of that list, how do you justify putting anyone else ahead
> of you?
i am not any position to make a list since it is out of my control. however,
if i was benevolent dictator of the world i would address the problems in those
parts of the world where population was increasing exponentially by doing
everything possible so people would not breed like bunnies for religious or
labor intensive reasons, etc.
i would also do everything possible to get away from destructive industries
like petrochemical, automotive, pharmaceutical and other for profit at any cost
corporations, and redirect economies away from materialism toward sustainable
lifestyle.
i hate to accept that the likely reality based scenario to reduce materialism
and the birth rate is that nature will take its course, and the number of
people is exceeding the carrying capacity of the planet. unfortunately when
demographics are adjusted by war, disease, and famine it is usually those who
are powerless who are the victims...
jon
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