reply to post by Aeons
My post was an observation of near-future reality as I see it. I was not
making a pro-argument for depopulation or advocating any means by
which to do so. And I certainly do not want to control anyone, nor do I want
anyone controlling me
Harbingers of hope, are the facts that, in industrialized, educated, areas of the
world, population is stabilizing. (I am unaware of countries where
population is decreasing).
You also state:
"...This is obvious, because the solution that is already clearly working doesn't satisfy your need to control. The solution that works gives
control to other people. It gives control of themselves to....each individual. And you cannot trust individuals with controlling themselves."
Once again, you have misconstrued my words, believing that
I somehow want "control". Nevertheless, control of our actions is a commodity we relinquish freely to exist in any human society. Throughout history
people give up a portion of control of their lives for (hopefully) the greater good of society. If this were not true, then police forces would not
exist.
The solution that is already working (as you state) hasn't
prevented the doubling of the world's population in the last fifty years
and I still believe that we, as a society, must police ourselves vis-a-vis
population growth, or the PTB will do it for us in some horrible and
hideous manner ala the original topic of this thread, (which it seems I
have semi-hijacked). Sorry,