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Interesting points and not ones that we had been made aware of previously, we might have some reading ahead. In Australia, our National Parks don't seem to be based on corrupt ideas but perhaps we will investigate.
Aging is mostly a red-herring, as we age we also experience lower disability and working longer. Using aging as an excuse to bring in extreme numbers of workers is disingenuous and actually a #neoliberal #pyramidScheme - because migrants also age.
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There are going to be bad apples in any bunch. We cannot single out #environmentalists any more than #religiousGroups that believe when people die, that's Gods way. Or #capitalists who believe that the 99% don't work hard enough. Or #slavetrade operators, #rentSeekers and rabid #shareholders who want to suck all the #productiveValue from the masses while paying them a pittance and #evadingTaxes that might help pay for #publicGoods like #healthcare.
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The bad exist largely outside the environmentalist space, we find.
Many environmental and #population groups like Sustainable Population Australia and the Population Media Center and more understand that #goodHealth and low #childMortality are important in producing lower #fertility. When people are confident their offspring will survive they have fewer kids. Also encouraging the use of #contraceptives/#condoms etc helps to reduce the spread of some #diseases.
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In our experience those concerned about population tend to be the more caring amoung us.
When it comes to #Australia. We reduced our electricity consumption by 40% between about 2003 and 2015. What did our leaders do, but bring in more people to consume more in the interests of boosting resource consumption. The #CEOs, #economists, #warPigs and #bankers are likely the worst #nihalists and #deathCult #fascists this earth will ever see (and we don't use those terms lightly).
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There are billions of poor worldwide, but reducing fertility while lifting them out of poverty is the best way forward while we reduce our consumption (as we have been).
A population has as impact on the globe just as a rectangle has an area. To say that population is not an issue but consumption is, means the height of the rectangle has no bearing on its area. A fallacy - both are linked.
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