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> strangely missing is the one about population growth This. There was a time when population explosion was recognised as something to deal with. For the last

> strangely missing is the one about population growth This. There was a time when population explosion was recognised as something to deal with. For the last decade or so, somehow this conversation has simply vanished (from the school books, from political discourse, from the news media). It is as if we, the citizens, have collectively given up on this issue and want to pretend that the issue does not exist. If I were to pick one single thing to start with, in order to reverse the current trend of environmental degradation, it would be population control. Unless this is addressed soon, it will be the root cause for the breakdown of the equilibrium of the environment and the social structure.

peoplewindow 9y ago
Well is that observation specific to India, or do you mean in the west? In the west it's disappeared because the projections were all wrong. The population in rich countries does not replace itself. Without large levels of immigration the population would start to decline. This is partly why the EU is trying to force mass migration on the member states - it's for several (stated) reasons, but one of them is a belief that otherwise the population will decline and the economy will shrink.
- RivieraKid 9y ago
  > This is partly why the EU is trying to force mass migration on the member states - it's for several (stated) reasons, but one of them is a belief that otherwise the population will decline and the economy will shrink. This is a completely unfounded speculation.
  - peoplewindow 9y ago
    No it isn't. http://www.dw.com/en/jean-claude-juncker-migrants-need-legal-ways-to-come-to-europe/a-41556151 http://www.dw.com/en/jean-claude-juncker-migrants-need-legal... Europe will clearly need immigration in the coming decades, so we have to provide those who want to come, and are able to come, and whose situation makes it possible for them to come, with legal paths to get to Europe. Why will it clearly need immigration? Because of demographics. https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-migration-migrants-are-here-to-stay-refugee-crisis/ https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-migration-migrants-ar... (written by Avramapolous, EU Migration Commissioner) The EU has granted protection to more than 700,000 people last year. They have found safety in Europe, but we also need to make sure they find a home. This is not only a moral imperative. It is also an economic and social imperative for our aging continent — and one of the biggest challenges for the near future. Note: aging continent. The people who control the EU do routinely state their belief that the EU needs mass migration from Africa for demographic and economic reasons.
VLM 9y ago
The population issue has become racially charged and therefore off limits to talk about in polite society.

peoplewindow 9y ago

Well is that observation specific to India, or do you mean in the west? In the west it's disappeared because the projections were all wrong. The population in rich countries does not replace itself. Without large levels of immigration the population would start to decline. This is partly why the EU is trying to force mass migration on the member states - it's for several (stated) reasons, but one of them is a belief that otherwise the population will decline and the economy will shrink.

RivieraKid 9y ago
> This is partly why the EU is trying to force mass migration on the member states - it's for several (stated) reasons, but one of them is a belief that otherwise the population will decline and the economy will shrink. This is a completely unfounded speculation.
- peoplewindow 9y ago
  No it isn't. http://www.dw.com/en/jean-claude-juncker-migrants-need-legal-ways-to-come-to-europe/a-41556151 http://www.dw.com/en/jean-claude-juncker-migrants-need-legal... Europe will clearly need immigration in the coming decades, so we have to provide those who want to come, and are able to come, and whose situation makes it possible for them to come, with legal paths to get to Europe. Why will it clearly need immigration? Because of demographics. https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-migration-migrants-are-here-to-stay-refugee-crisis/ https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-migration-migrants-ar... (written by Avramapolous, EU Migration Commissioner) The EU has granted protection to more than 700,000 people last year. They have found safety in Europe, but we also need to make sure they find a home. This is not only a moral imperative. It is also an economic and social imperative for our aging continent — and one of the biggest challenges for the near future. Note: aging continent. The people who control the EU do routinely state their belief that the EU needs mass migration from Africa for demographic and economic reasons.

VLM 9y ago

The population issue has become racially charged and therefore off limits to talk about in polite society.