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While those where impressive changes that doesn't mean the culture and societal structure they have today is similar to those times. Simply stated they have th
by DamnYuppie 14y ago
While those where impressive changes that doesn't mean the culture and societal structure they have today is similar to those times.
Simply stated they have the lowest birth rate of any first world nation, we don't have to write them off, they are doing quite fine fading into the sunset on their own.
- w1ntermute 14y ago> While those where impressive changes that doesn't mean the culture and societal structure they have today is similar to those times. The point is that they can change their culture and society at a particularly rapid clip, so that is moot. > Simply stated they have the lowest birth rate of any first world nation, we don't have to write them off, they are doing quite fine fading into the sunset on their own. I don't understand why having a decreasing population is inherently seen as a bad thing. For comparison, Japan has 1/3rd the arable land of Germany[0], yet it has 1.5x the population[1]. Japan is overpopulated - now it's just going to an equilibrium population size. 0: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=arable+land+%7C+japan+vs+germany http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=arable+land+%7C+japan+v... 1: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=population+%7C+japan+vs+germany http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=population+%7C+japan+vs...
- obviouslygreen 14y agoDeclining population in this case is part an actual problem, which is an aging population. That's not necessarily a problem either, but in this case it definitely is -- as it also is in the US -- because the elderly are still retiring and still depending on social security programs.