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That's like boarding the Titanic when it's already sinking. Europe won't even exist in 50 years. The demographics are brutal and inevitable: young Europeans a

That's like boarding the Titanic when it's already sinking. Europe won't even exist in 50 years. The demographics are brutal and inevitable: young Europeans are not marrying, or marrying late, not having children, or having only one or two children, and having them late. They're rapidly being replaced by immigrants who have no interest in assimilating to the culture or adopting the language, but are having lots of children. You will still be able to find France or Germany on a map 50 years from now, but their cultures will be long gone.

vithlani 12y ago
Very succinctly put.
- joeclark77 12y ago
  What I think is even more interesting is what's going to happen to Japan. They're reproducing even less than Europeans, but instead of being overrun by hostile immigrants, they're trying to create robots to replace the future generations that will never be born. That's going to be a weird place to visit in 50 years...
  - hackerboos 12y ago
    Japan will eventually be forced to accept immigration as it needs the tax revenue to pay for it's aging population. Either that or put taxes through the roof.
hackerboos 12y ago
> Europe won't even exist in 50 years. The demographics are brutal and inevitable: young Europeans are not marrying, or marrying late, not having children, or having only one or two children, and having them late. They're rapidly being replaced by immigrants who have no interest in assimilating to the culture or adopting the language, but are having lots of children. Hyperbole and xenophobia in one comment.
- joeclark77 12y ago
  You cannot squeeze water from a stone. If Europeans will not have children or transmit their cultures to immigrants, Europe will cease to exist. No amount of politically correct wishful thinking is going to change that.
hkarthik 12y ago
Immigrants in Europe often don't assimilate because the host countries don't provide a path to citizenship for them or their children. Once the native populations fall to critical levels, I suspect these practices will change. Once it does, then the situation may reverse itself.

vithlani 12y ago

Very succinctly put.

joeclark77 12y ago
What I think is even more interesting is what's going to happen to Japan. They're reproducing even less than Europeans, but instead of being overrun by hostile immigrants, they're trying to create robots to replace the future generations that will never be born. That's going to be a weird place to visit in 50 years...
- hackerboos 12y ago
  Japan will eventually be forced to accept immigration as it needs the tax revenue to pay for it's aging population. Either that or put taxes through the roof.

hackerboos 12y ago

> Europe won't even exist in 50 years. The demographics are brutal and inevitable: young Europeans are not marrying, or marrying late, not having children, or having only one or two children, and having them late. They're rapidly being replaced by immigrants who have no interest in assimilating to the culture or adopting the language, but are having lots of children. Hyperbole and xenophobia in one comment.

joeclark77 12y ago
You cannot squeeze water from a stone. If Europeans will not have children or transmit their cultures to immigrants, Europe will cease to exist. No amount of politically correct wishful thinking is going to change that.

hkarthik 12y ago

Immigrants in Europe often don't assimilate because the host countries don't provide a path to citizenship for them or their children. Once the native populations fall to critical levels, I suspect these practices will change. Once it does, then the situation may reverse itself.