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Originally posted by seabhac-rua
Originally posted by zeeon
reply to post by AndyMayhew
Let's do a rough account of the earth, and her people - shall we?
Approx. 75% of the earth is covered in water. 25% available as land.
7 Billion people on earth.
Of that 25% humans occupy less than 1% of that area. Of the remaining 24% about 40% is pure wilderness. 14% is true desert and 15% has desert like characteristics. 9% is Antarctica. Most of the remaining 22% are agricultural areas.
And yet we face a population crisis?
The real answer is we face an infrastructure and governance crisis - not a resource crisis.
The technology is there, we have it - but it takes corporate profits to step aside to get that technology in place and working. THAT is the problem.
The rest of this is made up malarkey.
So do you believe that humans are alone on this planet then?
You provide a very good example of the anthropocentric idiocy that is destroying the fragile ecosystems on this planet.
Contending that overpopulation is about space is sheer stupidity.
Originally posted by MarsSentinel
May I ask of the room a simple question (with no subtext, it's really a question):
As I move around my part of the world, I am constantly crowded. Traffic. Traffic. Traffic. Lines. Lines. Lines. Gas is up. Food is up. Rent is, as we know, "Too Damn High". It feels to me like we are all very, very crowded. Seven billion people. Yikes!
So, as a general rule, would it not be better to have fewer people if we could do it humanely? I mean, without starving or murdering anyone, would we not have a cleaner, safer, more spacious and vibrant life if there were only 1/4 the people?
Originally posted by Darkphoenix77
Originally posted by MarsSentinel
May I ask of the room a simple question (with no subtext, it's really a question):
As I move around my part of the world, I am constantly crowded. Traffic. Traffic. Traffic. Lines. Lines. Lines. Gas is up. Food is up. Rent is, as we know, "Too Damn High". It feels to me like we are all very, very crowded. Seven billion people. Yikes!
So, as a general rule, would it not be better to have fewer people if we could do it humanely? I mean, without starving or murdering anyone, would we not have a cleaner, safer, more spacious and vibrant life if there were only 1/4 the people?
How in the world can it possibly be a good idea? How do you propose reducing the population without murdering anyone? Who makes the decision on who is to be in the "reduction boat"?
I am just jawdroppingly dumbfounded as to how anyone but a genocidal madman can say let's kill 3/4 of the world population because it is really the moral thing to do, as if they are somehow better than the other 1/4.
I have no respect for anyone proposing the reduction of the population unless they want to be the first to step on the boat voluntarily!edit on 5-2-2013 by Darkphoenix77 because: editing
Originally posted by unityemissions
Just finished the video. I'd like to take a chance to offer a synthesis between the two opposing extreme sides....... Cont.
I agree, genocide is horrible. However, I don't see anywhere in the post you're replying to that says anything about genocide or murdering anyone. In fact, MarSentinel went out of his (or her) way to say that nobody should be murdered! Humans are smart. I'm sure there would be a solution if governments agreed that a reduced polulation were in the best interests of everyone. Just off the top of my head there are lots of ways to reduce the world population, like maybe pay some people to not have children? Maybe give substantive tax breaks to those who choose to have only one child, but not making it mandatory of course.
I can totally understand your feelings toward genocide and murder, but don't put words in people's mouths. In fact, based on your blatant misunderstanding/ ignoring of what the original post says, I'm wondering if you even bother to read the entire post before replying.
Is Gina ( Australians should work for $2 ) Reinhart paying for "Lord" Christopher Monckton, the third Viscount Monckton of Brenchley to speak on 5aaa as mentioned in this little agenda vid @2.01 ?
Originally posted by Darkphoenix77
Originally posted by MarsSentinel
May I ask of the room a simple question (with no subtext, it's really a question):
As I move around my part of the world, I am constantly crowded. Traffic. Traffic. Traffic. Lines. Lines. Lines. Gas is up. Food is up. Rent is, as we know, "Too Damn High". It feels to me like we are all very, very crowded. Seven billion people. Yikes!
So, as a general rule, would it not be better to have fewer people if we could do it humanely? I mean, without starving or murdering anyone, would we not have a cleaner, safer, more spacious and vibrant life if there were only 1/4 the people?
How in the world can it possibly be a good idea? How do you propose reducing the population without murdering anyone? Who makes the decision on who is to be in the "reduction boat"?
I am just jawdroppingly dumbfounded as to how anyone but a genocidal madman can say let's kill 3/4 of the world population because it is really the moral thing to do, as if they are somehow better than the other 1/4.
I have no respect for anyone proposing the reduction of the population unless they want to be the first to step on the boat voluntarily!edit on 5-2-2013 by Darkphoenix77 because: editing
reply to post by MajorKarma
As I have said in various ways over the years, ATS and the Internet for that matter is brimming over with "Boob-Tube Educated Closet Geniuses" who have been raised like "Veal" in the Cities and really don't know much of anything first hand except for maybe what is required to work a job, drive to and from that job and getting out into nature for them is a trip to the park or beach where they sit and walk around like the cattle they have become.
reply to post by ozzieman
Ann Bressington replied to my email today. I have given her details about registering an account to join the conversation. Time will tell.