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,! ,NEW ,MAL?USIANS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,TEXT 3 

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,A N>R[ BIOLOGI/IC M9DSET ?AT HAS R$UC$ HUMAN BE+S TO G5E MA*9ES1 MICROBES1 & 9TELLIG5T FLEAS NE$ MAKE LITTLE FUR!R EF=T TO VIEW PEOPLE AS ! BIOTIC EQUALS ( FRUIT FLIES1 :OSE HI< REPRODUCTIVE RATES >E (T5 ADDUC$ BY POPUL> WRIT]S ON DEMOGRAPHY TO W>N ( ! DANG]S ( UNLIMIT$ HUMAN POPULATION GR[?4 

,A POPULATION ( FRUIT FLIES1 H[EV]1 IS V]Y EASY TO DECREASE OR ELIM9ATE4 ,WE CAN SWAT !M1 />VE DIEM1 OR DIM9I% !IR NUMB]S ) PE/ICIDES4 ,SU* WAYS ( DEAL+ ) POPULATION PROBLEMS1 AS !Y >E CALL$1 CAN GIVE RISE TO A RA!R UNSAVORY CA/ ( M9D4 ,VIEW+ HUMAN BE+S AS M]ELY ANO!R ANIMAL SPECIES -- SU* AS FRUIT FLIES -- CREATES AN IDEAL SETT+ = ?9K+ AB\T H[ !IR NUMB]S CAN BE R$UC$ BY F\L MEANS AS WELL AS FAIR4 

,ONE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A SOCIOBIOLOGI/1 MICROCOSMOLOGI/1 OR A ,GAIAN TO ?9K ?IS WAY -- ALDI\< IT DOES HELP4 ,! IDEA ( CO]CIVELY DIM9I%+ HUMAN NUMB]S HAS A LONG P$IGREE 9 ! HI/ORY ( REACTION>Y IDEOLOGIES4 ,ANTIHUMANI/IC DEMOGRAPHICS BEG9 TO SEEM PLAUSIBLE ONCE WE BEG9 TO DIM9I% HUMANITY'S UNIQU5ESS & EVOLUTION>Y /ATURE BY VIEW+ PEOPLE M]ELY AS ANIMAL ORGANISMS :I* CAN BE DELIV]$ OV] TO !IR DE/9Y -- ! H>% LAWS ( NATURAL SELECTION4 ,WE CAN !N CLAIM ?AT ! SOCIAL FACTORS ?AT LEAD TO HUNG]1 FAM9E1 & DISEASE >E ACTUALLY BIOLOGICAL1 9 ! NAME (1 SAY1 ECOLOGICAL IMP]ATIVES4 

,! MO/ IMPRESSIVE SUCCESS /ORY 9 FO/]+ ?IS WAY ( ?9K+ OV] ! PA/ TWO G5]ATIONS HAS BE5 A SMALL BOOK1 ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB1 WRITT5 BY A !N-RELATIVELY OBSCURE ,CALI=NIAN 5TOMOLOGI/1 ,PAUL ,EHRLI*1 & FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 ,MAY #a#i#f#h4.<#g#e.> ,! YE> ( ITS PUBLICATION WAS A CLIMACTIC ONE 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! ,NEW ,LEFT4 ,FOLL[+ ! UPRIS+ ( ,FR5* /UD5TS 9 ! FAM\S ,MAY--,JUNE EV5TS ( ?AT YE> & ! G5]AL /RIKE ?AT SWEPT ,FRANCE1 ! ,NEW ,LEFT WAS BEG9N+ TO AB&ON ITS E>LI] #a#i#fS POPULI/ DOCTR9E ( 'P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY' BY ! AUTUMN ( #aifh & WAS VE]+ %>PLY T[>D A DOCTR9AIRE1 L>GELY AU?ORIT>IAN ,M>XI/--,MAOI/ ORI5TATION ?AT COMPLETELY M>G9ALIZ$ IT ON ITS [N CAMPUS SPAWN+ GR\NDS4 ,GRADUALLY A REACTION AGA9/ RADICALISM -- & ULTIMATELY AGA9/ HUMANISM -- SET 91 MAK+ BIOLOGI/IC 9T]PRETATIONS ( SOCIAL PROBLEMS A FAIRLY COMMON VIEWPO9T4 

,!SE SECT>IAN MALADIES NOT)/&+1 RADICAL S5TIM5TS REMA9$ FAIRLY /RONG 9 ! #a#i#gS4 ,9DE$1 ! POSSIBILITY ( COMB9+ ! L+]+ LIB]T>IAN FEATURES ( ! E>LY ,NEW ,LEFT ) AN EM]G+ 5VIRONM5TAL PUBLIC CONSCI\SNESS OP5$ ! REALI/IC POSSIBILITY ( DEVELOP+ A SOCIAL ECOLOGY MOVEM5T3 ONE ?AT CLE>LY S+L$ \T ! PR(IT-ORI5T$1 COMPETITIVE M>KET SY/EM AS ! PR9CIPAL S\RCE ( 5VIRONM5TAL DEGRADATION & ?AT RAIS$ ! NE$ = A RADICAL RE/RUCTUR+ ( SOCIETY ALONG FREE & ECOLOGICALLY ORI5T$ L9ES4 

,BAS$ ON MY [N EXP]I5CE AS A V]Y ACTIVE P>TICIPANT 9 ?IS MOM5T\S P]IOD1 ,I CAN SAY ?AT IF !RE WAS ANY S+LE WORK ?AT ABORT$ A CONFLU5CE ( RADICAL IDEAS ) PUBLIC 5VIRONM5TAL CONC]NS1 IT WAS ,PAUL ,EHRLI*'S ,POPULATION ,BOMB4 ,BY ! E>LY #a#i#gS1 ,EHRLI*'S TRACT HAD SIGNIFIC&Y SIDETRACK$ ! EM]G+ 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T FROM SOCIAL CRITIQUE TO A V]Y CRUDE1 (T5 ODI\S BIOLOGISM ! IMPACT ( :I* REMA9S ) US TODAY4 

,! %IFT ?AT ,EHRLI*'S BOOK PRODUC$ WAS EM95DY SUIT$ TO ! ,COLD ,W> IDEOLOGY & SUFFOCAT+ REACTIONISM ( ! ,NIXON ADM9I/RATION4 ,:ATEV] ,EHRLI* P]SONALLY ?\<T HE WAS DO+1 ! CRUDITY ( ! BOOK'S MESSAGE1 9DE$ ITS UGLY MISAN?ROPY & ANTIHUMANISM1 PROVID$ AN IDEOLOGICAL PROP = HI<LY REGRESSIVE POLITICAL VIEWS4 ,= YE>S !REAFT]1 ! BOOK S]V$ AS SOME?+ ( A REACTION>Y MANIFE/O = N>R[LY BIOLOGI/IC 9T]PRETATIONS ( DEMOGRAPHIC & ECOLOGICAL ISSUES4 

,! ONE-P>AGRAPH-LONG OP5+ ( ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB1 5TITL$ ',! ,PROBLEM'1 REMA9S1 9 MY VIEW1 AN (F5SIVE SET ( OBS]VATIONS SU* AS IS R>ELY 5C\NT]$ 9 ! UNSAVORY DEMOGRAPHIC LIT]ATURE ( REC5T TIMES4.<#g#f.> 

,EHRLI* DESCRIBES A TAXI TRIP HE1 HIS WIFE1 & DAU<T] MADE ?R\< A ,NEW ,DELHI SLUM1 :]E1 TO HIS %OCK 'ONE /9K+ NI<T'1 HIS CAB'S PASSAGE WAS IMP$$ BY ?RONGS ( PEOPLE4 ',PEOPLE EAT+1 PEOPLE WA%+1 PEOPLE SLEEP+'1 ,EHRLI* EXCLAIMS ) REVULSION4 ',PEOPLE VISIT+1 >GU+1 & SCREAM+4 ,PEOPLE ?RU/+ !IR H&S ?R\< ! TAXI W9D[1 BEGG+4 ,PEOPLE DEFECAT+ & UR9AT+4 ,PEOPLE CL++ TO BUSSES4 ,PEOPLE H]D+ ANIMALS4 ,PEOPLE1 PEOPLE1 PEOPLE1 PEOPLE4' 

,PEOPLE LIV+ 9 ,NEW ,DELHI'S SLUMS HAVE BE5 KN[N TO DO MANY O!R ?+S1 SU* AS C>VE BEAUTIFUL >TIFACTS1 MAKE LOVE1 PRACTICE HUMANE RELIGI\S BELIEFS'1 PLAY1 DANCE1 S+1 LAU<1 & SOCIALIZE ) EA* O!R ) GREAT W>M?4 ,DESPITE ! DESP]ATE CONDITIONS ( ! ,9DIA'S POOR1 AN E>?Y CULTURAL VITALITY P]SI/S AMONG !M4 ,C]TA9LY ,EHRLI* SAW :AT HE SEEMS TO HAVE WANT$ TO SEE -- PEOPLE BEGG+1 DEFECAT+1 UR9AT+ 9 ! /REETS ( A T]RIBLY IMPOV]I%$ >EA ( ! CITY ?AT IS NOTORI\SLY LACK+ 9 %ELT] & MEANS ( TRANSPORTATION1 & ?AT /ILL SUFF]S FROM DISP>ITIES ( WEAL? & /ATUS DEEPLY ROOT$ 9 AN UGLY HI/ORY ( ,EUROPEAN COLONIALISM4 

,\R WOR?Y 5TOMOLOGI/ FROM ! ACADEMIC GROVES ( ,CALI=NIA !N GOES ON TO DECL>E3 ',AS WE MOV$ SL[LY ?R\< ! MOB1 H& HORN SQUAWK+1 ! DU/1 NOISE1 HEAT1 & COOK+ FIRES GAVE ! SC5E A HELLI% ASPECT4 ,W\LD WE EV] GET TO \R HOTEL8 ,ALL ?REE ( US W]E1 FIANKLY1 ,TI<T5$4' ,HAV+ NEGOTIAT$ DIEIR WAY ?R\< ! 9F]NO1 ?IS MIDDLE-CLASS ,CALI=NIAN FAMILY F\ND ITSELF 9 ! COM=TS ( A FAIRLY MOD]N HOTEL1 AFT] :I* ,EHRLI* OP9$ ?AT 'S9CE ?AT NI<T ,I'VE KN[N ! FEEL ( OV]POPULATION4'.<#g#g.> 

,?IS DEPICTION ( EXTREME POV]TY IS SO (F5SIVE1 SO ELITI/1 & SO >ROGANT ?AT ANY HUMANE READ] ( ! BOOK MI<T WELL REG>D IT AS A MORAL NI<TM>E4 ,REGRETTABLY1 MO/ READ]S SEEM+LY DID NOT4 ,AL?\< ,EHRLI* LAT] DID SUFF] REPROA*ES FROM A SMALL NUMB] ( CRITICS1 !IR NUMB]S W]E RELATIVELY FEW1 & ,9S BOOK BECAME IMM5SELY POPUL>1 AS ITS LONG PUBLI%+ HI/ORY 9DICATES4 ,9DE$1 ,EHRLI* /ILL FIGURES AS AN EM95T FIGURE 9 ! ECOLOGY MOVEM5T TODAY1 & 9 REC5T YE>S HE HAS GA9$ FAVOR AMONG ! SAME LIB]ALS & RADICALS :OM ONE W\LD EXPECT TO HAVE F\ND HIS ,POPULATION ,BOMB COMPLETELY REPUGNANT1 EV5 AS HE HAS LAUD$ REACTION>IES SU* AS ,G>RETT ,H>D94 

,! REMA9+ PAGES ( ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB (F] US LITTLE RESPITE FROM ! ANTIHUMANISM & >ROGANCE ( ITS OP5+ *APT]4 ',TOO MANY C>S1 WE LEAM1 'TOO MANY FACTORIES1 TOO MU* DET]G5T1 TOO MU* PE/ICIDE1 MULTIPLY+ CONTRAILS1 9ADEQUATE SEWAGE TREATM5T PLANTS1 TOO LITTLE WAT]1 TOO MU* C>BON DIOXIDE -- ALL CAN BE TRAC$ EASILY TO TOO MANY PEOPLE4'.<#g#h.> ,! EMPHASIS IS ,EHRLI*'S -- & ONE FEELS OBLIG$ TO ASK1 ALL8 ,9 VIEW ( ! RELATIVELY SMALL NUMB] ( C>S & FACTORIES 9 LATE #a#i#fS ,9DIA1 IS ,EHRLI* POSSIBLY ?9K+ ( ,CALI=NIA1 :]E C>S1 FACTORIES1 & EXCESSIVE POLLUTION W]E MAJOR PROBLEMS = DECADES BE=E ,9S EPIPHANY 9 ,NEW ,DELHI8 

,LEAV+ ASIDE SOME ( ,EHRLI*'S SCI5CE FICTION SC5>IOS1 WE >E TOLD ?AT FAMILY PLANN+ WILL NOT SUFFICE TO R$UCE POPULATION NUMB]S4 ,IT IS NOT 5\< TO (F] C\PLES ! 'MEANS' TO CONTROL ! BIR? ( *ILDR51 S9CE !Y MAY1 AFT] ALL1 'PLAN' TO HAVE TOO MANY4 ,/RONG] MEASURES >E REQUIR$4 ',EV]Y:]E' 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD1 'PEOPLE WANT L>GE FAMILIES4 ,!Y WANT FAMILIES ( A SIZE ?AT WILL KEEP ! POPULATION GR[+ -- :]EUPON ,EHRLI* REGALES ! READ] ) /ATI/ICS ?AT %[ ?AT ,?IRD ,WORLD WOM5 :O SEEK GUIDANCE 9 FAMILY PLANN+ >E MA9LY ?OSE :O HAVE ALREADY HAD SEV]AL *ILDR54 ,BUT !N1 ,EHRLI* BRI<TLY CAUTIONS1 'REMEMB] ?AT PLANN$1 WELL-SPAC$ *ILDR5 WILL />VE1 OR VAPORIZE 9 A !RMONUCLE> W>1 OR ! ( PLAGUE JU/ AS WELL AS UNPLANN$ *ILDR54'.<#g#i.> ,?IS /ATEM5T WAS EGREGI\SLY FALSE -- FAMILY PLANN+ HAS DONE A GREAT DEAL TO R$UCE RATES ( POPULATION GR[?4 ,= ALL ! NOXI\S ME?ODS ?AT ,9DIRA ,G&HI'S GOV]NM5T US$ TO =CE /]ILIZATION ON ,9DIA S POOR & DESPITE ,*9A'S SC&AL\SLY RE/RICTIVE MEASURES1 9 MANY PLACES WOM5 EMBRACE TE*NOLOGIES TO LIMIT ! NUMB] ( !IR (FSPR+ & RECOV] !IR HUMANITY AS SOMEONE :O IS MORE ?AN A REPRODUCTIVE FACTORY4 

,H[ >E ,AM]ICANS TO OV]COME !IR PROP5SITY = L>GE FAMILIES1 9 ,EHRLI*'S VIEW8 ,ASIDE FROM BR++ !IR [N POPULATION NUMB]S & GR[?-RATES D[N1 'WE >E 444 GO+ TO HAVE TO ADOPT SOME V]Y T\< =EIGN POLICY POSITIONS RELATIVELY TO POPULATION CONTROL1 & WE MU/ DO IT FROM A PSY*OLOGICALLY /RONG POSITION4' ,?US3 '.<M.>ANY ( MY COLLEAGUES FEEL ?AT SOME SORT ( COMPULSORY BIR? REGULATION W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO A*IEVE SU* CONTROL4 ,ONE PLAN (T5 M5TION$ 9VOLVES ! ADDITION ( TEMPOR>Y /]ILANTS TO WAT] SUPPLIES OR /APLE FOOD4 ,DOSES ( ! ANTIDOTE W\LD BE C>EFULLY RATION$ BY ! GOV]NM5T TO PRODUCE ! DESIR$ POPULATION SIZE4' ',RE/ EASY1' ,EHRLI* ASSURES ! %OCK$ READ]2 ! SCI5TIFIC MEANS = 9/ITUT+ ?IS SALUT>Y SOLUTION >E NOT EV5 OP5 TO US1 ?ANKS TO ! CRIM9AL 9ADEQUACY ( BIOM$ICAL RESE>* 9 ?IS >EA4'.<#h.> 

,/ILL1 'IT MI<T BE POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP SU* POPULATION CONTROL TOOLS1 AL?\< ! TASK W\LD NOT BE SIMPLE4'.<#h#a.> ,IF !RE IS A WILL1 !RE IS A WAY4 ,BUT !N1 ,AM]ICANS W\LD NOT /& = IT4 ,9 A BREA?TAK+ %IFT 9 P]SPECTIVE1 WE PASS FROM AU?ORIT>IAN SOLUTIONS 7= ! ,?IRD ,WORLD87 TO F9ANCIAL SOLUTIONS 7= ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD74 ,! ,U,S TAX /RUCTURE C\LD BE *ANG$ TO REW>D CITIZ5S = NOT HAV+ *ILDR5 & TO PUNI% ?OSE :O DO1 ,EHRLI* PROPOSES4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 WE MI<T ALSO CONSID] HI<] TAXES ON SU* P]IL\SLY DANG]\S ITEMS AS 'LAYETTES1 CRIBS1 DIAP]S1 DIAP] S]VICES1 & EXP5SIVE TOYS'1 ) DUE ALL[ANCE ?AT '! ESS5TIALS BE AVAILABLE )\T P5ALTY TO ! POOR 7JU/ AS FREE FOOD N[ IS74'.<#h#b.> 

,ULTIMATELY1 H[EV]1 WE MU/ FACE UP TO ! FACT ?AT !SE & O!R SU* MEASURES 'W\LD NE$ COORD9ATION BY A P[]FUL GOV]NM5TAL AG5CY4 ,A F$]AL ,DEP>TM5T ( ,POPULATION & ,5VIRONM5T P,P,E7 %\LD BE SET UP ) ! P[] TO TAKE :ATEV] /EPS >E NECESS>Y TO E/ABLI% A REASONABLE POPULATION SIZE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & PUT AN 5D TO ! /EADY DET]IORATION ( \R 5VIRONM5T4' ,?IS AG5CY 'W\LD PROMOTE 9T5SIVE 9VE/IGATION ( NEW TE*NIQUES ( BIR? CONTROL1 POSSIBLY LEAD+ TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( MASS /]ILIZATION AG5TS 4' ,9DE$1 ! ,D,P,E 'W\LD 5C\RAGE MORE RESE>* ON HUMAN SEX DET]M9ATION1 = IF A SIMPLE ME?OD C\LD BE F\ND TO GU>ANTEE ?AT FIR/-BORN *ILDR5 W]E MALES1 !N POPULATION CONTROL PROBLEMS 9 MANY >EAS W\LD BE SOME:AT EAS$' -- S9CE CULTURAL BIASES USUALLY FAVOR HAV+ SONS 9/EAD ( DAU<T]S -- ESPECIALLY ':]E C\PLES ) ONLY FEMALE *ILDR5 0KEEP TRY+0 9 HOPE ( A SON4'.<#h#c.> ,READ]S 9 ! #a#i#iS :O C>E TO COMM5D ,EHRLI* = =ESEE+ CURR5T SEX-SELECTIVE TE*NOLOGIES >E WELCOME TO DO SO1 BUT ! LOGIC ( ?IS PRACTICE IS SELF-EVID5T1 AS IS REVEAL$ BY REC5T SEX-RATIO FIGURES 9 ,*9A ?AT ABNORMALLY FAVOR ! BIR? ( MALE OV] FEMALE BABIES4 ,I MAY ADD ?AT ! EXT5T TO :I* \TRI<T FEMALE 9FANTICIDE HAS 9CREAS$ 9 ,*9A AS WELL AS G5D]-DETECTION TE*NIQUES1 HAS DISCONC]T$ SOME ( ! MO/ RESOLUTE ( ,WE/]N 'POPULATION BOMB]S'4 

,AS = ,AM]ICAN =EIGN POLICY CA/ 9 ! =M ( 'POPULATION CONTROL'1 ,EHRLI* URGES HIS READ]S TO ACCEPT '! CONCEPT ( 0TRIAGE0 BORR[$ FROM MILIT>Y M$IC9E4 ,! IDEA IS BRIEFLY ?IS3 ,:5 CASUALTIES CR[D A DRESS+ /ATION TO ! PO9T :]E ALL CANNOT BE C>$ = BY ! LIMIT$ M$ICAL /AFF1 SOME DECISIONS MU/ BE MADE ON :O WILL BE TREAT$4' ,ACCORD+LY1 'ALL 9COM+ CASUALTIES >E PLAC$ 9 ONE ( ?REE CLASSES'3 ?OSE :O >E MORTALLY W\ND$ & %\LD BE LEFT TO DIE2 ?OSE :O CAN SURVIVE IRRESPECTIVE ( H[ QUICKLY TREATM5T IS GIV52 & ?OSE = :OM IMM$IATE TREATM5T MAY BE A MATT] ( LIFE OR DEA?4.<#h#d.> 

,EV5 ?\< WE >E F> FROM ANY IMM$IATE DEMOGRAPHIC APOCALYPSE1 ,AM]ICAN AID TO FAM9E-/RICK5 OR DE/ITUTE C\NTRIES1 ,EHRLI* SUGGE/S1 %\LD BE GUID$ BY ! PR9CIPLE ( TRIAGE4 ,9DE$1 :AT SEEMS TO DET]M9E :E!R A C\NTRY %\LD BE D5I$ FOOD & M$IC9E IS ITS F]TILITY RATE4 ,FOLL[+ ,WILLIAM & ,PAUL ,PADDOCK1 TWO COLD W>RIORS :OSE #aifg BOOK ,FAM9E -- #a#i#g#e6 NEV] LIV$ UP TO ITS PR$ICTIVE TITLE1 ,EHRLI* P]HAPS UNWITT+LY CA/S POPULATION CONTROL POLICIES ALONG ! ,COLD ,W> ALIGNM5TS ( ! DAY4 ,WE MI<T GIVE FOOD AID TO ,PAKI/AN1 HE SUGGE/S1 UND] '! T\<-M9D$ LEAD]%IP ( ,PRESID5T ,AYUB ,KHAN'1 :O1 ,EHRLI* NEGLECTS TO TELL US1 WAS ! NOTORI\SLY AU?IORIT>IAN ,G5]AL ,MUHAMM$ ,AYUB ,KHAN1 :O CAME TO P[] 9 A MILIT>Y C\P AGA9/ A CON/ITUTIONAL GOV]NM5T & RUL$ BY DECREE1 DESPITE ! FACADE ( DEMOCRATIC 'ELECTIONS'4.<#h#e.> ,PAKI/AN1 NOT CO9CID5TALLY1 WAS ON ! ,AM]ICAN SIDE ( ! ,COLD ,W> -- 9 CONTRA/ TO NONALIGN$ ,9DIA1 :I* ,EHRLI* SUGGE/S 79 AGREEM5T ) ! ,PADDOCKS7 %\LD BE D5I$ ,AM]ICAN FOOD UND] ! TRIAGE SY/EM4 

,9 ,EHRLI*'S DAZZL+ VIEW ( SOCIAL & POLITICAL REALITY1 '!RE IS NO RATIONAL *OICE EXCEPT TO ADOPT SOME =M ( ! ,PADDOCKS' /RATEGY AS F> AS FOOD DI/RIBUTION IS CONC]N$4444 ,! ,PADDOCKS DES]VE IMM5SE CR$IT = !IR C\RAGE & =ESI<T 9 PUBLI%+ ,FAM9E -- #a#i#g#e61 :I* MAY BE REMEMB]$ AS ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT BOOKS ( \R AGE' -- NO?+ LESS6.<#h#f.> ,D\BTLESS SU* >*ITECTS ( ! ,COLD ,W> AS ,JOHN ,FO/] ,DULLES & ,ALL5 ,DULLES W\LD HAVE HE>TILY AGRE$1 ALBEIT = REASONS ?AT HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) DEMOGRAPHIC CONSID]ATIONS4 

,MORE OR LESS ANTICIPAT+ ! AU?ORIT>IAN MEASURES ( ,9DIRA ,G&HI 9 ,9DIA & ! ,COMMUNI/ TOTALIT>IANS 9 ,*9A1 ,EHRLI* REPROVES ! ,AM]ICAN GOV]NM5T = OPPOS+ ! SUGGE/ION ( AN ,9DIAN (FICIAL1 ,DR ,S4 ,*&RASEK>1 ?AT ALL ,9DIAN MALES :O FA!R$ ?REE OR MORE *ILDR5 %\LD FACE COMPULSORY /]ILIZATION4 ,V]ILY1 HE DECL>ES3 'WE %\LD HAVE APPLI$ PRESSURE ON ! ,9DIAN GOV]NM5T TO GO AHEAD ) ! PLAN4 ,WE %\LD HAVE VOLUNTE]$ LOGI/IC SUPPORT 9 ! =M ( HELICOPT]S1 VEHICLES1 & SURGICAL 9/RUM5TS4 ,WE %\LD HAVE S5T DOCTORS TO AID ! PROGRAM BY SETT+ UP C5T]S = TRA9+ P>A-M$ICAL P]SONNEL TO DO VASECTOMIES4 ,CO]CION8 ,P]HAPS1 BUT CO]CION 9 A GOOD CAUSE' -- AT :I* PO9T ,EHRLI* EXPRESSES A/ONI%M5T AT '! ATTITUDES ( ,AM]ICANS :O >E HORRIFI$ AT ! PROSPECT ( \R GOV]NM5T 9SI/+ ON POPULATION CONTROL AS ! PRICE ( FOOD AID4'.<#h#g.> 

,=C$ /]ILIZATION 9 ! NAME ( A GOOD CAUSE MAY LOOK UNCOM=TABLY LIKE AU?ORIT>IAN MEASURES TAK5 BY SOME ( ! MORE REACTION>Y REGIMES 9 REC5T HI/ORY4 ,IF HIS GOOD CAUSE 5TAILS ! =CIBLE /]ILIZATION ( A ,?IRD ,WORLD PEOPLE -- OR ANY PEOPLE1 = ?AT MATT]1 :O HAPP5 NOT TO ACCEPT ! DEMOGRAPHIC APOCALYPSE ?AT EXPLODES ON ! PAGES ( ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB -- SU* AU?ORIT>IAN MEASURES W\LD PRODUCE IMMEASURABLY WORSE PROBLEMS 9 ! SOCIAL & POLITICAL SPH]ES ?AN ! ONES !Y W]E 9T5D$ TO SOLVE4 ,CO]CIVE MEASURES H]E OR H>% DEMOGRAPHIC POLICIES !RE DO NOT USUALLY COME 9 BITS & PIECES1 LIKE C&Y B>S FROM A SLOT MA*9E4 ,!Y >E ADOPT$ 9 A G5]AL AU?ORIT>IAN CONTEXT :OSE LOGIC LEADS TO MORE 5COMPASS+ SOCIAL CONTROLS 9 EV] MORE SPH]ES ( LIFE1 ) A GR[+ /ATE APP>ATUS TO 5=CE !M4 

,AS IT TURN$ \T1 ,EHRLI*'S PR$ICTIVE ABILITIES W]E IMPRECISE AT BE/4 ,EXTRAPOLAT+ FROM A NUMB] ( HIS PREMISES & =EBOD+S SOME TW5TY-FIVE YE>S AGO1 WE %\LD N[ BE WRACK$ WORLDWIDE BY FAM9ES1 %ORTAGES ( RAW MAT]IALS1 & RIS+ PRICES4 ,! PLANET'S BASIC RES\RCES %\LD BE L>GELY DEPLET$1 & DEMO GRAPHICALLY 9DUC$ />VATION %\LD BE HAUNT+ WEAL?Y & POOR REGIONS ALIKE4 ,DUR+ MY LECTURE T\RS 9 ! LATE #a#i#fS1 MEMB]S ( ,Z]O ,POPULATION ,GR[? 7,Z,P,G7 W\LD RAISE DIRE W>N+S ?AT ! IMM$IATE FUTURE WAS T]RIBLY PORT5T\S4',NOT ONLY W\LD !RE BE FAM9ES1 CIVIL W>S 9DUC$ BY HUNG]1 & 9TOL]ABLE CONGE/ION1 BUT =TUNATE W\LD BE ! ,AM]ICANS :O F\ND SOME LIV+ SPACE ON MAN-MADE ISL&S 9 ! WORLD'S OCEANS4 

,ACTUALLY1 BETWE5 #aie & #a#i#i1 WORLDWIDE GRA9 PRODUCTION NE>LY TRIPL$1 9CREAS+ FROM #fca MILLION TONS TO #a1#g#h MILLION TONS1 AT AN AV]AGE RATE ( SOME #bi MILLION TONS ANNUALLY4 ,BEEF & MUTTON PRODUCTION ROSE #b4#f TIMES1 FROM #bd MILLION TONS TO #fb MILLION4 ,! SUPPLY (FI% ROSE NE>LY FIVE TIMES1 FROM #bb MILLION TO #a MILLION TONS4 ,NE>LY ALL ! MAJOR M9]AL RES\RCES ROSE AT COMP>ABLE OR HI<] RATES4 ,ALL ( !SE 9CREASES BY F> \T/RIPP$ POPULATION GR[? & -- POT5TIALLY1 9 A MORE RATIONAL SOCIETY -- MI<T HAVE AMPLY MET ! NE$S ( ! WODD POPULATION4 ,! FAM9ES ?AT SWEPT OV] >EAS ( ,AFRICA W]E 9DUC$ MORE BY POLITICAL CONFLICTS & ,WORLD ,BANK POLICIES ?AN BY DES]TIFICATION & LACK ( L&4 ,TODAY1 AS NEW AGRICULTURAL & 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGIES EM]GE1 IT W\LD BE NAIVE TO MAKE ! 9FLEXIBLE PR$ICTIONS ?AT MANY ,MAL?USIANS HAVE ADVANC$ OV] ! PA/ TW5TY-FIVE YE>S1 JU/ AS IT W\LD BE NAIVE = SO-CALL$ ',CORNUCOPIANS'1 :O SEE POPULATION GR[? AS A DESID]ATUM -- TO CLAIM ?AT ! L>G] ! NUMB] ( ! PEOPLE ON ! PLANET1 ! BETT]4.<#h#h.> 

,E HRLI *'S ASS]TION 9 ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB ?AT 'POPULATION IS F> \T/RIPP+ FOOD PRODUCTION' PROV$1 9 FACT1 TO BE GROSSLY ]RONE\S4.<#h#i.> ,NOR WAS ! H>%NESS ( HIS RECIPES = ,9DIA MAT*$ 9 ! ADVICE HE (F]$ HIS ,AM]ICAN READ]S4 ',!RE >E SOME V]Y DI/+UI%$ ECONOMI/S :O DO NOT FEEL ?AT \R CAPITALI/ SY/EM MU/ BE FUEL$ BY AN EV]-GR[+ POPULATION OR EV]-CONT9U+ DEPLETION ( RES\RCES 7BO? ( :I* >E IMPOSSIBLE ANYWAY71' HE PRUD5TLY NOT$4 ',!RE1 9 FACT1 SEEMS TO BE NO REASON :Y ! ,G,N,P .<GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT.> CANNOT BE KEPT GR[+ = A V]Y LONG TIME )\T POPULATION GR[?' -- :I* 9DE$ W\LD BE 5TIRELY POSSIBLE IF ! BUS9ESS COMMUNITY C\LD 9DUCE CONSUM]S TO BUY SEV]AL MOTOR VEHICLES1 TELEVISION SETS1 COMPUT]S1 & SO ON1 P] FAMILY4.<#i.> ,:I* W\LD1 ( C\RSE1 RAISE S]I\S PROBLEMS AB\T ! WA/E ( RES\RCES1 DESPITE ! MULTITUDE ( RECYCL+ C5T]S ?AT HAVE SPRUNG UP 9 REC5T YE>S4 ,9 %ORT1 ! ,G,N,P C\LD GR[ & GR[ -- BUT :AT1 ALAS1 W\LD BE ! FATE ( ! PLANET AS 9DU/RY TURNS SOIL 9TO S&1 OCEANS 9TO SEW]S1 =E/S 9TO TIMB]1 & DEVA/ATES ! PLANET 9 ! PROCESS8 ,! SOCIAL MYOPIA ?AT M>KS ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB IS NO?+ LESS ?AN APPALL+3 A RIS+ ,G,N,P IS YE>N$ =1 AMID PANIC ?AT POPULATION GR[? WILL DEPLETE PLANET>Y RES\RCES6 

,! BOOK F\ND READ]S ACROSS POLITICAL1 SOCIAL & CULTURAL F9ES ) ! C>ELESSNESS ( AN 9FANT SCRAWL+ ON A BLANK PAGE4 ,IT $UCAT$ PEOPLE TO REG>D ! CAUSES ( HUNG] AS RES\RCE DEPLETION RA!R ?AN EXPLOITATION1 CIVIL W>1 POLITICAL 9/ABILITY1 & ECONOMIC GRE$2 IMM95T RES\RCE DEPLETION1 9 TURN1 WAS GROSSLY EXAGG]AT$ & PROJECT$ 9TO ! NE> FUTURE4 ,:]E ,EHRLI* C\LD EV5 REMOTELY OR 9DIRECDY 'BIOLOGIZE' A SOCIAL CAUSE ?AT WAS PRODUC+ A DET]IORATION 9 ! HUMAN CONDITION1 HE SEEM$ TO DO SO ) GU/O1 AS HAVE HIS ADMIR]S AMONG ! QUASI-MY/ICAL T5D5CIES 9 ! 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T4 ,EHRLI* HAS S9CE RETREAT$ FROM ! CRASSLY CO]CIVE POSITIONS HE ADVANC$ 9 ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB 7& ,H[ TO ,BE A ,SURVIVOR1 WRITT5 MORE ?AN A DECADE LAT]71 YET BIOLOGICAL R$UCTIONISM /ILL P]VADES HIS WRIT+S4 ,! SOCIAL CONDITIONS ?AT MAKE = POPULATION GR[? & /ABILIZATION G5]ALLY TAKE A BACK SEAT TO A ZOOLOGICAL \TLOOK ?AT NUZZLES CLOSELY TO SOME EXTREMELY UNSAVORY POLITICAL VIEWS4 

,NOT ONLY DID ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB SELL SOME TWO MILLION COPIES 9 NUM]\S REPR9T+S1 BUT ,EHRLI* P]SONALLY BECAME A CAUSE CELEBRE1 APPE>+ ON TELEVISION %[S1 AT WIDELY H]ALD$ CONF]5CES1 & ON ! LECTURE CIRCUIT4 ,HE ADDRESS$ ?\S&S ( ADOR+ LI/5]S & EI!R DIRECTLY OR 9DIRECTLY AID$ 9 ! =MATION ( A P>TICUL>LY RANCOR\S ORGANIZATION1 ,Z]O ,POPULATION ,GR[? 7,Z,P,G71 ( :I* HE BECAME *AIRMAN4 ,9 SIDETRACK+ PUBLIC DISCUSSION ( ! SOCIAL S\RCES ( 5VIRONM5TAL DET]IORATION -- NOTABLY1 GLOBAL CORPORATE CAPITALISM1 ) ITS PLUND]+ ( =E/S1 NATURAL RES\RCES1 &1 SIGNIFICANTLY1 ! LABOR =CE ( UND]PRIVILEG$ C\NTRIES -- IT SET ! N>R[LY BIOLOGICAL AG5DA ?AT 9CREAS+LY M>K$ ! 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T 9 ! #a#i#gS & #a#i#hS4 ,Z,P,G ZEALOTS & NEO-,MAL?USIANS DISMISS$ CRITICISM ( ! SOCIAL & ECONOMIC IRRATIONALITIES ( ! DECADE AS LEFTI/ DOGMA' OR 'RADICAL SECT>IANISM' 4 

,! SLOGAN ?AT CAME TO =EFRONT ( ! #a#i#gS -- ONE ?AT BY NO MEANS HAS FAD$ -- WAS ',PEOPLE >E ,POLLUTION'1 A !ME ?AT P]VAD$ AN APPRECIABLE P>T ( ! $UCATIONAL CURRICULUM 9 ,AM]ICAN ELEM5T>Y & HI< S*OOLS4 ,TWO SIX?-GRAD]S 9 ,K5S+TON1 ,M>YL&1 = EXAMPLE1 COMPOS$ A POEM ?AT DREW APPROVAL FROM ! GR[+ 'POPULATION BOMB]S' & BUDD+ MISAN?ROPES ( ! TIME3 
 ,IF WE DIDN'T HAVE PEOPLE 

 ,WE W\LDN'T HAVE POLLUTION1 

 ,GET RID ( PEOPLE 

 ,?AT'S ! ONLY SOLUTION4  

,MEAN:ILE ! ,NEW ,YORK ,MUSEUM ( ,NATURAL ,HI/ORY ORGA NIZ $ AN '5VIRONM5TAL EXHIBITION' 9 :I* S*OOL*ILDR5 W]E TROTT$ PA/ ONE CASE AFT] ANO!R ?AT %[$ WANTON 5VIRONM5TAL DAMAGE4 ,! LA/ EXHIBIT 7IF MEMORY S]VES7 WAS HEAD$3 ',! ,MO/ ,DANG]\S ,ANIMAL ( ,ALL' 4 ,IT CONSI/$ ( A FULL-L5G? MIRROR1 9 :I* VISITORS C\LD SEE !MSELVES 9 ! FULL SPL5DOR ( !IR T]RIFY+LY HUMAN ATTRIBUTES4 ,:5 ,I F+]$ NE> ?IS DI/A/EFUL EXHIBIT1 NO?+ IMPRESS$ ME MORE ?AN ! SI<T ( A MIDDLE-CLASS :ITE1 TEA*] EXPLA9+ TO A BLACK *ILD ! 'MEAN+' ( ! MIRROR & ! TITLE ?AT SURM\NT$ IT4 ,EHRLI*1 ALAS1 HAD DONE HIS WORK ONLY TOO WELL4 

,BY NO MEANS WAS ,EHRLI* ALONE 9 HIS VIEWS 9 #a#i#f#h2 NOR HAS HE BE5 ! MO/ *ILL+ & CO]CIVE ( ! 'POPULATION BOMB]S' 9 ! *ECK]$ HI/ORY ( DEMOGRAPHY4 ,! ANTIHUMANI/IC MESSAGE ( ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB DATES BACK MO/ NOTABLY TO ! PUBLICATION ( ,?OMAS ,MAL?US'S  
,AN ,ESSAY ON ! ,PR9CIPLE ( ,POPULATION 9 #a#g#i#h1 KN[N MORE BRIEFLY TODAY AS ,ON ,POPULATION4.<#i#a.> 

,! 9FLU5CE ( ,MAL?US'S WORK LA/$ MU* LONG] ?AN ITS AU?OR'S [N LIFE1 AS HE DI$ 9 #a#h#c#d4 ,9DE$1 IT GAVE RISE TO A MILITANT CR$O1 ,MAL?USIANISM1 ?AT 5JOYS A VIGOR\S EXI/5CE EV5 9 ! CLOS+ DECADE ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,TO IGNORE ! 9FLU5CE ( ,ON ,POPULATION W\LD BE TO IGNORE ITS SOCIALLY MALIGNANT RAMIFICATIONS1 :I* HAVE N\RI%$ SOME ( ! MO/ REACTION>Y IDEOLOGIES ( ! N9ETE5? & TW5TIE? C5TURIES4 

,ON ,POPULATION REMA9S AN UNSAVORY1 CLASS-ORI5T$1 & (T5 CYNICAL TRACT1 DESPITE SOME MITIGAT+ OBS]VATIONS ,MAL?US MADE OV] ! C\RSE ( SEV5 REVISIONS4 ,AL?\< ITS ADMIR]S (T5 SEE IT EXCLUSIVELY AS A WORK ON POPULATION1 IT IS ACTUALLY AN IDEOLOGICAL DIATRIBE AGA9/ ! HUMANI/IC TRADITION ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T4 ,AIM$ AGA9/ SU* DI/+UI%$ ,5LI<T5M5T !ORI/S AS ! ,5GLI% AN>*I/ ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 & ! ,FR5* PROGRESSIVI/ ,M>QUIS DE ,CONDORCET 7,?OMAS ,PA9E'S ,AGE ( ,REASON IS A M9OR T>GET71 ,MAL?US'S TRACT IS NOT ONLY AN EXPRESSION ( CONC]N OV] POPULATION GR[?2 IT IS A PESSIMI/IC ATTACK UPON ! EGALIT>IAN IDEALS ( HIS TWO PR9CIPAL T>GETS & !IR BELIEF 9 HUMANITY'S CAPACITY TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE ITSELF4 ,LIKE ! !ORIES ( MANY SOCIOBIOLOGI/S TODAY1 ,MAL?US'S VIEWS SUBV]T ! BELIEF ?AT HUMAN BE+S >E ANY?+ MORE ?AN SIMPLE BRUTES4 ,NOT ONLY MU/ !IR NUMB]S BE KEPT UND] CONTROL BY FAIR MEANS OR F\L2 PEOPLE MU/ BE KEPT SEV]ELY 9 T[ PSY*OLOGICALLY BY !IR WELL-TO-DO BETT]S & BY ! H>% CON/RA9TS ( NATURAL LAW4 

,MAL?US'S ATTACK ON ,WILLIAM ,GODW9'S 'SY/EM ( EQUALITY' -- & ON ,GODW9'S BELIEF ?AT ! 'AMELIORATION ( SOCIETY TO BE PRODUC$ M]ELY BY REASON & CONVICTION -- DRIPS ) S>CASM4 ',9 %ORT1' ,MAL?US DECLAIMS AFT] A TONGUE-9-*EEK DEVOTIONAL TO ,GODW9'S HUMANE & RATIONAL SOCIETY1 'IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTEMPLATE ! :OLE ( ?IS FAIR /RUCTURE1 )\T EMOTIONS ( DELI<T & ADMIRATION1 ACCOMPANI$ ) >D5T LONG+ = ! P]IOD ( ITS ACCOMPLI%M5T4'.<#i#b.> 

,HAV+ DELIV]$ HIS BREA/ ( 'DELI<T & ADMIRATION' = ,GODW9'S VISION1 ,MAL?US QUICKLY TURNS TO A MISAN?ROPIC EVOCATION ?AT SUBJECTS SU* REASON$ & HUMANE UTOPIANISM TO WI!R+ SCORN4 ',MAN CANNOT FIVE 9 ! MID/ ( PL5TY1' WE >E TOLD EX CA!DRA4 ',ALL CANNOT %>E ALIKE 9 ! B\NTIES ( NATURE4 ,W]E !RE NO E/ABLI%$ ADM9I/RATION ( PROP]TY .<I4E4 ! /ATE.>1 EV]Y MAN W\LD BE OBLIG$ TO GU>D ) =CE HIS LITDE /ORE4 ,SELFI%NESS W\LD BE TRIUMPHANT4 ,! SUBJECTS ( CONT5TION W\LD BE P]PETUAL4 ,EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL M9D W\LD BE UND] CON/ANT ANXIETY AB\T CORPORAL SUPPORT1 & NOT A S+LE 9TELLECT W\LD BE FREE TO EXPIATE 9 ! FIELD ( ?\<T4'.<#i#c.> ,!SE >E ! /&>D >GUM5TS ?AT HAVE BE5 US$ FROM ,>I/OTIE TO ,HOBBES TO JU/IFY RUL+ CLASSES &1 9 ,HOBBES'S CASE1 ! /ATE4 

,CONDORCET'S BELIEF 9 '! 9DEF9ITE P]FECTIBILITY ( MAN' IS TREAT$ 9 MU* ! SAME WAY AS ,GODW9'S BELIEF 9 AN EGALIT>IAN SOCIETY BAS$ ON REASON3 IT IS REJECT$ L>GELY ON GR\NDS ( NATURAL LAW & ITS IMMUTABILITY4 ',! CON/ANCY ( ! LAWS ( NATURE & ( EFFECTS & CAUSES IS ! F\NDATION ( ALL HUMAN KN[L$GE1' ,MAL?US WRITES1 '?\< F> BE IT FROM ME TO SAY ?AT ! SAME P[] .<I4E4 ! DEITY.> :I* FRAM$ & EXECUTES ! LAWS ( NATURE1 MAY NOT *ANGE !M ALL 09 A MOM5T1 9 ! TW9KL+ ( AN EYE40' ,FOLL[+ ?IS NOD TO ! DEITY1 ,MAL?US ADVISES HIS READ]3  
  

,ALL ?AT ,I MEAN TO SAY IS ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO 9F] .<SU* A *ANGE.> FROM REASON+4 ,IF )\T ANY PREVI\S OBS]VABLE SYMPTOMS OR 9DICATIONS ( A *ANGE1 WE CAN 9F] ?AT A *ANGE WILL TAKE PLACE1 WE MAY AS WELL MAKE ANY ASS]TION :ATEV] & ?9K IT AS UNREASONABLE TO BE CONTRADICT$ 9 AFFIRM+ ?AT ! MOON WILL COME 9 CONTACT ) ! E>? TOMORR[1 AS 9 SAY+ ?AT ! SUN WILL RISE AT ITS USUAL TIME4'.<#i#d.>  
  

,ACCORD+LY3 'POPULATION1 :5 UN*ECK$1 9CREASES 9 A GEOMETRICAL RATIO4 ,SUBSI/5CE 9CREASES ONLY 9 AN >I?METICAL RATIO4444 ,BY ?AT LAW ( \R NATURE :I* MAKES FOOD NECESS>Y TO ! LIFE ( MAN1 ! EFFECTS ( !SE TWO UNEQUAL P[]S MU/ BE KEPT EQUAL4'.<#i#e.> ,MAL?US'S CONCLUSION IS NOT ONLY DESCRIPTIVE1 BAS$ ON ASSUMPTIONS OR 'PO/ULATA'1 AS HE PUTS IT2 IT IS ALSO PRESCRIPTIVE1 A GUIDE TO HUMAN ACTION4 

,AL?\< 9 LAT] $ITIONS ( HIS ESSAY ,MAL?US IMP>T$ SOME VALUE TO ! EFFICACY ( 'MORAL RE/RA9T' BY 9DIVIDUALS 9 CONTROLL+ !IR [N REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR1 HE NEV] RETRACT$ ! CONCLUSIONS ?AT LOGICALLY FOLL[$ FROM HIS E>LI] /EPS4 ,?US1 BI/ORY PRESUMABLY DEMON/RATES ?AT '! SUP]IOR P[] ( POPULATION CANNOT BE *ECK$ )\T PRODUC+ MIS]Y OR VICE'4 ,9DE$1 *>ITABLE BEHAVIOR BY ! RI* 'CONTRIBUTE .<S.> FREQU5DY TO PROLONG A SEASON ( DI/RESS AMONG ! POOR1 YET NO POSSIBLE =M ( SOCIETY C\LD PREV5T ! ALMO/ CON/ANT ACTION ( MIS]Y UPON A GREAT P>T ( MANK9D1 IF 9 A /ATE ( 9EQUALITY .<AS EXI/$ 9 ,MAL?US'S TIME.>1 & UPON ALL1 IF ALL W]E EQUAL' -- AS 9 ,GODW9'S EGALIT>IAN SOCIAL VISION4.<#i#f.> 

,?US3 '.<T.>O PREV5T ! RECURR5CE ( MIS]Y1 IS1 ALASI BEYOND ! P[] ( MAN'1 & ALL P>I% POOR LAWS MEANT TO ALLEVIATE ?IS 9EXORABLE DE/9Y ( ! POOR S]VE ONLY TO DECEIVE !M4.<#i#g.> ,9DE$1 WE >E TOLD ) PI\S CONC]N1 ',FAM9E SEEMS TO BE ! LA/1 ! MO/ DREADFUL RES\RCE ( NATURE4 ,! P[] ( POPULATION IS SO SUP]IOR TO ! P[] 9 ! E>? TO PRODUCE SUBSI/5CE = MAN1 ?AT PREMATURE DEA? MU/ 9 SOME %APE OR O!R VISIT ! HUMAN RACE4 ,! VICES ( MANK9D >E ACTIVE & ABLE M9I/]S ( DEPOPULATION4 ,!Y >E ! PRECURSORS 9 ! GREAT >MY ( DE/RUCTION2 & (T5 F9I% ! DREADFUL WORK !MSELVES4'.<#i#h.> ,BETWE5 ORIG9AL S9 7'! VIRUS ( MANK9D'7 & ! WORK+S ( ! MUNDANE WORLD 7! LIMIT$ 'B\NTIES ( NATURE'71 ,MAL?US MANAGES TO LEAVE US NO ALT]NATIVE3 NEI!R HEAV5 NOR E>? CAN COME TO \R AID4 

,IF ! 'PREV5TIVE *ECKS' ?AT ?9K+ PEOPLE DEPLOY CANNOT 9HIBIT ! PRODUCTION ( L>GE FAMILIES1 DIM9I% VICE1 & MAKE = A BETT] LIFE1 ,MAL?US HOLDS1 !N 9EXORABLE 'POSITIVE *ECKS' ON POPULATION GR[? COME 9TO PLAY4 ,!SE POSITIVE *ECKS  
  

>E EXTREMELY V>I\S1 & 9CLUDE EV]Y CAUSE1 :E!R >IS+ FROM VICE OR MIS]Y1 :I* 9 ANY DEGREE CONTRIBUTES TO %ORT5 ! NATURAL DURATION ( HUMAN LIFE4 ,UND] ?IS HEAD1 !RE=E1 MAY BE 5UM]AT$ ALL ! UN:OLESOME OCCUPATIONS1 SEV]E LABOR & EXPOSURE TO ! SEASONS1 EXTREME POV]TYBAD NURS+ ( *ILDR51 GREAT T[NS1 EXCESSES ( ALL K9DS1 ! :OLE TRA9 ( COMMON DISEASES & EPIDEMICS1 W>S1 PLAGUE1 & FAM9E4.<#i#i.>  
  

,! POOR G5]ALLY COME 9 = A DRUBB+ AT ,MAL?US'S H&S3  
  

,A MAN :O IS BORN 9TO A WORLD ALREADY POSSESS$1 IF HE CANNOT GET SUBSI/5CE FROM HIS P>5TS ON :OM HE HAS A JU/ DEM&1 & IF ! SOCIETY DO NOT WANT HIS LABOR2 HAS NO CLAIM ( RI<T TO ! SMALLE/ PORTION ( FOOD1 &1 9 FACT1 HAS NOT BUS9ESS TO BE :]E HE IS1 ,AT NATURE'S MI<TY FEA/ !RE IS NO VACANT COV] = HIM1 ,%E TELLS HIM TO BE GONE FROM HIS PLACE AT H] TABLE.> & WILL QUICKLY EXECUTE H] [N ORD]S1 IF HE DO NOT WORK ON ! COMPASSION ( SOME ( H] GUE/S4.<#a.>  
  

,?IS IS A COMPASSION ?AT ,MAL?US1 (T5 TONGUE-9-*EEK1 D]IDES4 ,9DE$3  
  

,H>D AS IT MAY APPE> 9 9DIVIDUAL 9/ANCES1 DEP5D5T POV]TY \<T TO BE HELD DISGRACEFUL 4 ,SU* A .<MORAL.> /IMULUS SEEMS TO BE ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y TO PROMOTE ! HAPP9ESS ( ! GREAT MASS ( MANK9D2 & EV]Y G5]AL ATTEMPT TO WEAK5 ?IS /IMULUS1 H[EV] B5EVOL5T ITS 9T5TION1 WILL ALWAYS DEFEAT ITS [N PURPOSE4 ,IF M5 BE 9DUC$ TO M>RY FROM ! M]E PROSPECT ( P>I% PROVISION1 !Y >E NOT ONLY UNJU/LY TEMPT$ TO BR+ UNHAPP9ESS & DEP5D5CE UPON !MSELVES & *ILDR51 BUT !Y >E TEMPT$1 )\T KN[+ IT1 TO 9JURE ALL 9 ! SAME CLASS ) !MSELVES4.<#a#a.>  
  

,MAL?US'S LAT] DISQUISITIONS ON HUMANITY'S MORAL1 S5SE & ITS CAPACITY TO VOLUNT>ILY CONTROL POPULATION GR[? & 9V5T TE*NOLOGIES ?AT C\LD 9CREASE FOOD PRODUCTION >E MORE ?AN OV]%AD[$ BY HIS HE>TLESS1 CLASS-ORI5T$ HUNG] POLITICS4 ,FROM ! FIR/ $ITION ( ! ESSAY TO ! SEV5?1 ,MAL?US M]CILESSLY ACCEPTS ! 'POSITIVE *ECKS' ?AT R$UCE POPULATION4 

,9DE$1 9 ! SECOND $ITION ( ,ON ,POPULATION1 ,MAL?US PROPOSES HORR5D\S 'POSITIVE *ECKS' ?AT /IGMATIZE HIS IDEAS AS UTT]LY UNFEEL+4 ,NONE!LESS !Y HAD A CONSID]ABLE 9FLU5CE ON ! ANTIHUMANI/IC DEMOGRAPHIC & SOCIOBIOLOGICAL LIT]ATURE ?AT HAS APPE>$ MORE REC5TLY4 ',9 ALL OLD /ATES1' ,MAL?US TELLS US1 '! M>RIAGES & BIR?S DEP5D PR9CIPALLY UPON ! DEA?S1 & 444 !RE IS NO 5C\RAGEM5T TO E>LY UNIONS SO P[]FUL AS A GREAT MORTALITY4'.<#a#b.> 

,TO 9SURE ?AT ! POOR DO NOT REPRODUCE1 ,MAL?US PROPOSES QUITE CONCRETELY ?AT F> FROM  
  

RECOMM5D+ CLEANL9ESS TO ! POOR1 WE %\LD 5C\RAGE CONTR>Y HABITS4 ,9 \R T[NS WE %\LD MAKE ! /REETS N>R[]1 CR[D MORE PEOPLE 9TO ! H\SES1 & C\RT ! RETURN ( PLAGUE1 ,9 ! C\NTRY1 WE %\LD BUILD \R VILLAGES NE> /AGNANT POOLS1 & P>TICUL>LY 5C\RAGE SETTLEM5TS 9 ALL M>%Y & UN:OLESOME CONDITIONS4 ,BUT ABOVE ALL1 WE %\LD REPROBATE SPECIFIC REM$IES = RAVAG+ DISEASES2 & ?OSE B5EVOL5T1 BUT MU* MI/AK5 M51 :O HAVE ?\<T !Y W]E DO+ A S]VICE TO MANK9D BY PROJECT+ S*EMES = ! TOTAL EXTIRPATION ( P>TICUL> DISORD]S4.<#a#c.>  
  

,!SE PRESCRIPTIONS W]E WRITT51 LET ME NOTE1 BY A ,*RI/IAN P>SON :O GA9$ CONSID]ABLE HONOR NOT ONLY 9 HIS DAY BUT ALSO 9 \R [N4 

,LIKE A GR[+ RHIZOME ) 9NUM]ABLE (F%OOTS1 ,MAL?USIANISM BR\<T =? DEMO GRAPHICALLY BAS$ & RACI/ SOCIAL !ORIES ?AT HAVE BELEAGU]$ HUMANITY EV] S9CE4 ,! IDEOLOGY1 EV5 AS ,MAL?US =MULAT$ IT 9 #a#g#i#h1 ALREADY N\RI%$ ! MEAN-SPIRIT$ EGOTISM1 'FREE 5T]PRISE'1 & A VICI\S EXPLOITATION ( ! POOR ?AT F\ND SU* VIVID EXPRESSION 9 ! SOCIALLY CRITICAL NOVELS ( ,DICK5S & ,ELIOT4 ,5GL& SOON BECAME NOT ONLY ! 9DU/RIAL C5T] ( ! WORLD BUT ITS HUMAN *>NEL H\SE1 :]E ! BONES ( GROSSLY EXPLOIT$ M51 WOM51 & *ILDR5 W]E TO BE DEPOSIT$ 9 VA/ NUMB]S TO ! EV] GREAT] GLORY ( PR(IT4 ,ROB]T ,[51 A TRULY B5EVOL5T MANUFACTUR] ( ! P]IOD 7:OM ,MAL?US CRITICIZ$7 %[$ AT HIS FACTORY 9 ,NEW ,LAN>K ?AT RELATIVELY DEC5T WORK+ CONDITIONS DID NOT CONFLICT ) ! MAK+ ( SUB/ANTIAL PR(ITS4 ,VISITORS FROM DIFF]5T P>TS ( ,5GL& & ABROAD READILY CELEBRAT$ ?IS 5LI<T5$ 9DU/RIALI/ = HIS HUMAN & ECONOMIC SUCCESSES -- ONLY TO RETURN HOME & VISIT A V]ITABLE HELL UPON !IR [N WORK+ CLASS ) LITTLE REG>D = ,[5'S PRACTICES4 

,SU* ,VICTORIAN HYPOCRISIES W]E NOT ! PRODUCT ( ,MAL?US'S DEMOGRAPHIC VIEWS1 BUT ! ,ESSAY ON ,POPULATION PROVID$ AN IDEOLOGICAL PAT9A = ! NOTORI\S BRUTALITY ( ,5GLI% ORPHANAGES & POORH\SES1 &4 ! EXECUTION ( POOR PEOPLE = :AT WE TODAY W\LD REG>D AS RELATIVELY M9OR (F5SES4 ,ABOVE ALL1 IT JU/IFI$ ! RU?LESS EXPLOITATION ( ! 9DU/RIAL WORK+ CLASS 9 ! DECADES ?AT FOLL[$4 ,MAL?USIAN IDEOLOGY WAS EMPLOY$ V]Y EFFECTIVELY TO BUTTRESS ! MEAN-SPIRIT$NESS ( ! TIME & SUPPORT ! CRASS EXPLOITATION ( FACTORY & F>M LABOR1 (T5 ) A ZEALOTRY ?AT WAS DEVOID ( FEEL+ = HUMAN WELF>E & ! SIMPLE/ ( MORAL DEC5CIES4 

,*>LES ,D>W9'S USE ( ,MAL?US'S !ORY ( POPULATION 9 ,! ,ORIG9 ( ,SPECIES WAS ADD$ AN EV5 MORE *ILL+ T5ET TO :AT C\LD1 BY !N1 BE CALL$ SOCIAL ,D>W9ISM4 ,BY NO MEANS WAS ,D>W9 RESPONSIBLE = ! IDEOLOGICAL TRANS=MATION ?AT HIS !ORY ( NATURAL SELECTION UND]W5T4 ,BUT ) ACOLYTES LIKE ,H]B]T ,SP5C] ET AL41 NATURAL SELECTION BECAME A RUL+-CLASS SOCIAL IDEOLOGY ( 5ORM\S 9FLU5CE4 ,DISSOLUTE SCIONS ( ,BRITI% NOBLE H\SES1 PR$ATORY BANK]S & 9DU/RIALI/S1 EV5 SMALL PROPRIETORS & MANUFACTUR]S ) 'EXPECTATIONS'1 & V>I\S /RATA ( ! LABOR >I/OCRACY C\LD N[ CONCEIVE ( !MSELVES AS 'NATURE'S ELECT'1 ! PRODUCT ( NATURAL SELECTION & ! 'SURVIVAL ( ! FITTE/' TRANSPOS$ TO ! SOCIAL REALM4 

,ACCORD+LY1 ! 'FAILURES' 9 ! COMPETITIVE GAME ( ,BRITI% CAPITALISM -- NOTABLY ! WORK+ CLASSES & ! POOR -- W]E SE5 DISDA9FULLY AS ! 9EVITABLE VICTIMS ( EVOLUTION'S ONW>D M>* T[>D SELECT+ MORE 'FIT' 9DIVIDUALS4 ,NATURAL LAW ITSELF DICTAT$ !IR EXPLOITATION = ! GLORY ( 5T]PRISE & PR(IT -- OR !IR DISPOSAL ON ! SCRAP HEAP ( HUMANITY ONCE !Y C\LD NO LONG] FULFILL !IR RESPONSIBILITY TO ! NATURALLY 5D[$ ELITE1 SELECT$ = SURVIVAL & SUCCESS4 

,MOREOV]1 SOCIAL ,D>W9ISM WAS TRANSPOS$ FROM ! DOMA9 ( DOME/IC AFFAIRS TO WORLD AFFAIRS1 PROVID+ ! RATIONALE P> EXCELL5CE = IMP]IALISM -- ! 'IMPROVEM5T' ( ! D>K RACES ( ! WORLD :O LIV$ 9 DEMONIC 'B>B>ISM'4 ,!RE SEEMS TO BE AN 9F9ITE CAPACITY1 DEEPLY ROOT$ 9 TRIBAL DEP5D5CIES & A D>KLY PRIMITIVI/ S5SE ( P>O*IALISM1 TO REG>D \TSID]S OR /RANG]S AS NON-HUMAN & ?US AS POT5TIAL 5EMIES4 ,/>T+ AS E>LY AS ! FIFTE5? C5TURY1 ,EUROPEANS & LAT] ,AM]ICANS HAD 5GAG$ 9 A G5OCIDAL FR5ZY AGA9/ NATIVE PEOPLES ON BO? CONT95TS ( ! ,NEW ,WORLD & ! 5SLAVEM5T ( ,AFRICAN TRIBAL PEOPLE4 ,N[1 9 ! EI<TE5? & N9ETE5? C5TURIES1 >MIES M>*$ =? FROM ,EUROPE TO 'TAME' ! 'UNCIVILIZ$' CONT95TS ( ! PLANET1 PRESUMABLY A 'NOBLE' CALL+ = :I* ! CONQU]OR1 COLONIZ]1 & MISSION>Y DES]V$ A 'JU/ REW>D'4 ,! B>B>ITIES ?AT ,BRITA91 ,FRANCE1 ,BELGIUM1 ,PORTUGAL1 & ,G]MANY 9FLICT$ ON ! T]RITORIES !Y CLAIM$ & CONQU]$ 9 ,AFRICA & ,ASIA READ LIKE ! HORRORS ,DANTE DESCRIB$ 9 ! L[] DEP?S ( HELL4 ,EV5 AFT] ! SLAVE TRADE WAS ABOLI%$1 IMP]IALI/ PRACTICES W]E GREATLY RE9=C$ BY SOCIAL ,D>W9I/ IDEOLOGIES4 ,PR(\NDLY 9FLU5C$ BY ,MAL?USIAN DOCTR9ES1 ALMO/ NO RE/RA9T WAS PLAC$ ON ! CRUELTIES ?AT ! SO-CALL$ ,AGE ( ,IMP]IALISM 9FLICT$ ON ! D>K REGIONS ( ! E>?1 AS ! LIT]ATURE & V]NACUL> ( ! TIME CALL$ TODAY'S ,?IRD ,WORLD4 

,! S5SE ( IMP]IAL DE/9Y ?AT SOCIAL ,D>W9ISM IMP>T$ S]V$ ?IS ,EURO-,AM]ICAN B>B>ISM V]Y EFFECTIVELY4 ,! ,FR5* TRANS=M$ ! HOMEBR$ ,BRITI% V]SION 9TO A VULG>IZ$ MISSION TO SPREAD ! ,5LI<T5M5T1 EV5 ! IDEALS ( !IR GREAT ,REVOLUTION1 TO ! 'LESS 5D[$' PEOPLES ( ! WORLD4 ,! ,G]MAN V]SION TOOK ON A SPECIFICALLY RACIAL =M1 CELEBRAT+ ! VIRTUES ( ,TEUTONIC ,MAN OV] ALL O!R E?NIC GR\PS1 P>TICUL>LY PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,EMPIRE1 DRESS$ UP AS ! ':ITE MAN'S BURD5'1 BECAME 9 ALL ITS V>I\S NATIONALI/IC MUTATIONS SPECIFIC =MS ( SOCIAL ,D>W9ISM1 EA* ) ITS B>ELY CONCEAL$ ROOTS 9 ,MAL?US'S NOTION ('FITNESS' -- NAMELY ! ABILITY ( ! 'ABLE' TO SURVIVE & 'FEA/' AT ! TABLE ( NATURE4 

,?AT ! NUMB] ( PLACES AT ,NATURE'S TABLE ON :I* TO FEA/ W]E LIMIT$1 AS ,MAL?US HAD OP9$1 9EXORABLY RAIS$ ! QUE/ION ( :O WAS MO/ FIT FROM A EUG5ICAL /&PO9T TO F9D A SEAT4 ,IT WAS ASK$ :I* RACIAL TRAITS W]E WOR? FO/]+ ?R\< BRE$+ TE*NIQUES & :I* W]E NOT4 ,FLAT OR HOOK$ NOSES W]E APP>5TLY NOT1 ESPECIALLY IF !Y W]E ATTA*$ TO PEOPLE ) ! BR[N OR BLACK SK9 SO COMMON 9 ! 'D>K L&S' ( ! WORLD4 ,EUG5ICS1 :ATEV] ITS SCI5TIFIC VALUE1 WAS QUICKLY SOCIALIZ$ 9TO 9SIDI\S RACIAL IDEOLOGIES4 ,CONCEPTS ( 'DESIRABLE' & 'UNDESIRABLE' RACES CAME SO MU* 9TO VOGUE ?AT AT ! TURN ( ! C5TURY1 EV5 A ,SOCIALI/ LIKE ,JACK ,LONDON CELEBRAT$ HIS /URDY ,ANGLO-,SAXON L9EAGE4 ,NIETZS*E'S 'BLOND BEA/' BECAME A METAPHOR = ,G]MANIC VIRTUES ?AT MANY ( ! ,KAIS]'S TROOPS C>RI$ 9 !IR M9DS AS !Y M>*$ 9TO ! TR5*ES ( ! ,WE/]N FRONT 9 #a#i#a#d4 

,NE>LY ALL SOCIAL ,D>W9I/1 EUG5ICI/1 & NATIONALI/IC RACISM1 AS WELL AS MY?S ( ! ':ITE MAN'S BURD5'1 >E DEEPLY ROOT$ 9 ,MAL?US'S WRIT+S1 REA*+ !IR APOGEE 9 ! LA/ QU>T] ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY & ! FIR/ HALF ( ! TW5TIE?4 

,IDEOLOGICALLY1 ?IS M$LEY ( VIEWS PROVID$ ! RATIONALE = ! T]RIBLE SLAU<T] ?AT OCCURR$ 9 ,EUROPE BETWE5 #aiad & #a#i#a#h1 9ITIAT+ :AT ,AXNO ,J4 ,MAY] HAS CALL$ ! '?IRTY YE>S W>' ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY -- ! ?REE DECADES ?AT IMM]S$ A SUFF]+ HUMANITY 9 BLOOD UNTIL #a#i#d#e4.<#a#d.> ,PRIOR TO #a#i#a#d1 ONLY ONE 9/ITUTION SEEM$ CAPABLE ( C\NT]VAIL+ ,EUROPE'S DRIVE T[>D SELF-ANNIHILATION3 ! ,SOCIALI/ OR ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,ITS AN!M1 ',! ,9T]NATIONALE'1 CALL$ UPON ! WORK+ CLASSES ( ! WORLD TO MA9TA9 A /EADFA/ CLASS SOLID>ITY 9 ! 9T]E/S ( HUMANITY AS A :OLE4 ,9 R++ PROSE1 ,M>X & ,5GELS'S ,COMMUNI/ ,MANIFE/O DECL>$ ?AT ! PROLET>IAT HAD NO C\NTRY1 & IT CLOS$ ) ) ! SLOGAN3 ',WORK+M5 ( ALL C\NTRIES1 UNITE6' 

,! COLLAPSE ( ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL 9 ,AUGU/ #a#i#a#d1 :5 ! ,FR5* & ,G]MAN SOCIALI/ P>TIES VOT$ 9 FAVOR ( W> CR$ITS = !IR RESPECTIVE C\NTRIES1 PROVID$ TRAGIC EVID5CE ( ! P[] ( NATIONALI/ S5TIM5TS1 EV5 )9 ! WORK+ CLASS ITSELF4 ,A PRIMAL TRIBALISM HAD REASS]T$ ITSELF1 & = MORE ?AN F\R YE>S ( T]RIBLE SLAU<T] IT RETA9$ A VIGOR\S HOLD UPON ! >MIES ( ! ,ALLIES & ,C5TRAL ,P[]S4 

,?IS TRIBALISM WAS %AK5 TO ITS F\NDATIONS BY ! PROMISE ( A NEW SOCIALI/ FUTURE :I* ! ,BOL%EVIK ,REVOLUTION ( ,OCTOB] #aiag SEEM$ TO 9ITIATE4 ,9 PROCLAMATION AFT] PROCLAMATION1 ! NEW ,SOVIET REGIME UPHELD1 TO ITS LA/+ CR$IT1 AN UNWAV]+ 9T]NATIONALISM 9 ! FACE ( ,EURO-,AM]ICAN NATIONAL *AUV9ISM4 ,! YE>S ?AT IMM$IATELY FOLL[$ ! ,BOL%EVIK ,REVOLUTION W]E HEADY ) HOPES = A*IEV+ A NEW WORLDWIDE SOLID>ITY BETWE5 ! WORK+ CLASSES ( ! BELLIG]5T C\NTRIES & A REVOLUTION>Y RE/RUCTUR+ ( SOCIETY ALONG RATIONAL & HUMANI/IC L9ES4 

,9DE$1 SELDOM HAD HI/ORY BE5 IMBU$ BY SO /RIK+ A S5SE ( UNIV]SALITY1 ( ! 'FRAT]NITY' H]ALD$ BY ! ,GREAT ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION 9 #a#g#h#i1 & ( A COOP]ATIVE DISP5SATION ( HUMAN AFFAIRS4 ,9 ! SPAN BETWE5 ! ,FIR/ & ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>S -- ONE ( ! MO/ DECISIVE P]IODS 9 ! HI/ORY ( HUMANITY -- REPEAT$ SOCIAL UPHEAVALS POS$ ! CRUCIAL QUE/ION ( :E!R ! ,5LI<T5M5T & ITS HUMANI/IC IDEALS C\LD BE EMBODI$ 9 A RATIONAL SOCIETY4 ,! RADICAL POLITICAL HOPES ( ! #a#i#bS & #a#i#cS REA*$ !IR CLIMAX 9 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> ( #a#i#c#f1 ! MO/ IDEOLOGICALLY *>G$ CLASS /RUGGLE ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,?IS CONFLICT1 VIRTUALLY IGNOR$ 9 HI/ORY TEXTBOOKS TODAY1 PLAC$ UPON ! AG5DA ( ! MOD]N ]A ALL ! IDEALS ?AT V>I\S SOCIALISMS HAD SPAWN$1 FROM ! CLOS+ YE>S ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION UP TO ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>4 ,! CRU%+ ( ! REVOLUTION 9 ,SPA9 -- 9 A /RUGGLE ?AT LA/$ NE>LY ?REE YE>S -- M>K$ ! 5D ( AN ]A ( CLASSICAL SOCIALISM &1 ABOVE ALL1 9T]NATIONALI/ UNIV]SALISM4 

,! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 ITS CLAIM TO SUPPORT ! ,T\R ,FRE$OMS' 9 ! ,ATLANTIC ,*>T] ( #aid NOT)/&+1 WAS F\<T \T ALONG L>GELY *AUV9I/IC & NATIONALI/IC L9ES4 ,/ILL1 NEV] BE=E 9 HI/ORY HAD A BLOC ( ,ALLI$ P[]S -- ! ,WE/]N DEMOCRACIES -- CONFRONT$ SO RADICALLY ANTIHUMANI/ A FOE AS ,G]MAN ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM4 ,!RE IS NO HI/ORICAL PREC$5T = ! SY/EMATIC EXT]M9ATION ( ,EUROPEAN ,JEWS4 

,I REF] NOT ONLY TO ! IMM5SE NUMB] ( LIVES ?AT W]E CLAIM$ BY ! ,NAZI CAMP SY/EM & ! SPECIAL EXECUTION SQUADS 9 ,G]MAN-OCCUPI$ ,POL& & ,RUSSIA2 ! PA/ HAD SE5 NUM]ICALLY COMP>ABLE MASSACRES 91 SAY1 ! ,MONGOL 9VASIONS ( ,EURASIA4 ,NOR WAS ! ,NAZI ATTEMPT TO EXT]M9ATE AN 5TIRE PEOPLE 5TIRELY )\T PREC$5T 9 ! ANCI5T WORLD4 ,BUT ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM CONDUCT$ ITS G5OCIDAL POLICY AGA9/ ! ,JEWS ON AN 9DU/RIAL BASIS1 9 :I* MILLIONS ( PEOPLE W]E 'PROCESS$' TO !IR DEA?S ?R\< A CAMP SY/EM ?AT WAS ESS5TIALLY AN ABATTOIR MORE RU?LESS & 9HUMANE ?AN A TYPICAL SLAU<T]H\SE4 

,MAL?USIANISM1 EUG5ICS1 SOCIAL ,D>W9ISM1 & RACIAL NATIONALISM CONTRIBUT$ PR(\NDLY TO PRODUC+ ! REALITY ( ,AUS*WITZ BY CREAT+ AN \TLOOK ?AT MADE IT POSSIBLE TO REG>D HUMAN BE+S AS PE/IF]\S ANIMALS4 ,D5I$ ALL P]SONALITY1 9DIVIDUALITY1 RECOGNITION1 & SUBJECTIVITY1 ,EUROPEAN ,JEWS 9 P>TICUL> W]E BEAT51 %OT1 & GASS$ AS ?\< !Y W]E BO!RSOME FRUIT FLIES OR FLEAS4 ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM1 IDEOLOGICALLY SIMIL> TO ! SOCIOBIOLOGICAL IMAGES ( HUMAN BE+S SO WIDESPREAD TODAY1 CAN BE REG>D$ AS ! PRACTICAL CULM9ATION ( ,MAL?US'S VIEW ?AT ! POOR >E M]ELY OBJECTS TO BE SY/EMATICALLY />V$1 AFFLICT$ ) DISEASE1 & DRIV5 TO DEA? :OLESALE4 

,B>ELY HAD ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> COME TO AN 5D & ITS DREADFUL G5OCIDAL TALLIES HAD BE5 MADE1 :5 NEO-,MAL?USIANISM1 EUG5ICS1 & 'SCI5TIFIC' RACISM EM]G$ ) ALL ! F]OCITY ?AT HAD M>K$ ITS EXI/5CE 9 ! DECADES ?AT PREC$$ ! W>4 

,EUG5ICS1 :OSE ABUSE ACC\NTS = ! RACI/ ,AM]ICAN IMMIGRATION LAWS ( #aibd ?AT PRIVILEG$1 SUPPOS$LY 'NOR!RN' ,EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS OV] EA/]N & S\!RN ,EUROPEANS1 CREAT$ A NEW BASIS = ! ,MAL?USIAN LIT]ATURE ( ! 9T]W> P]IOD & RESURFAC$ 9 ! LATE #a#i#dS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,B>ELY TWO YE>S AFT] ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> CAME TO AN 5D1 ,GUY ,IRV+ ,BUR* & ,ELM] ,P5DELL PUBLI%$  
,HUMAN ,BRE$+ & ,SURVIVAL2 ,POPULATION ,ROADS TO ,PEACE & ,W>4.<#a#e.> ,EV5 :ILE TRIALS = CRIMES AGA9/ HUMANITY -- ! MASS MURD] ( MILLIONS ( ,JEWS & ,GYPSIES -- W]E /ILL GO+ ON1 ?IS BOOK DISC\RS$ ON 'SOCIAL BASES' ( US+ /]ILIZATION TO ATTA9 'PEACE GOALS'4 

,BUR* & ,P5DELL REPEAT$ AN OLD ,MAL?USIAN CLASS ORI5TATION3  
  

,LOOK+ T[>D A POSSIBLY ECONOMIC TE/1 >E P]SONS :O >E ON RELIEF TO BE 5C\RAG$ TO REPRODUCE :ILE !Y >E ON RELIEF1 AS !Y HAVE BE58 444 ,>E !IR *ILDR5 MORE LIKELY TO BE SOCIAL BURD5S ?AN >E ! *ILDR5 ( ?OSE :O >E 9 BETT] CONTROL ( !IR [N 5VIRONM5T8 444,IS IT REASONABLE TO ASK O!R CITIZ5S TO PAY MORE TAXES 9 ORD] ?AT RELIEF RECIPI5TS MAY REPRODUCE8.<#a#f.>  
  

,! PASSAGE %>ES A V]Y CLOSE L+UI/IC K9%IP TO ! REACTION>Y V]BIAGE ( ! RI<T-W+ GR\PS ?AT HAD GA9$ SO MU* PROM95CE DUR+ ! YE>S DIRECTLY PREC$+ ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>4 ,?AT IT HAS P]SI/$ = OV] HALF A C5TURY & IS GA9+ AN EXTRAORD9>Y PROM95CE 9 ! #a#i#hS & #a#i#iS1 NOT ONLY AMONG RI<T-W+]S BUT AMONG SOME LIB]ALS1 IS EVID5CE ( ITS T5ACI\S HOLD ON ! PUBLIC M9D4 

,IT IS H>D TO REG>D ! 'ECONOMIC TE/' TO :I* ,BUR* & ,P5DELL ALLUDE AS /RICTLY ECONOMIC4 ,! MID-#a#i#dS W]E A TIME ( SWEEP+ SOCIAL & CULTURAL DISLOCATION 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,MILLIONS ( PEOPLE HAD BE5 DEMOBILIZ$ FROM ! MILIT>Y1 & MANY RURAL S\!RN BLACKS W]E MIGRAT+ TO NOR!RN CITIES4 ,TO PREP>E = ! PO/W> ]A1 ALL ( !M REQUIR$ A HO/ ( WELF>E MEASURES1 FROM DIRECT MAT]IAL ASSI/ANCE TO GOV]NM5T-SUBSIDIZ$ $UCATIONAL PROGRAMS4 

,! READ] ( !IR #aidg BOOK W\LD BE JU/IFI$ 9 FEEL+ UNEASY ?AT ! AU?ORS QUOTE APPROV+LY FROM ! WRIT+S ( ,H4 ,L4 ,M5CK51 :O HAD A*IEV$ CONSID]ABLE NOTORIETY = HIS MISAN?ROPY1 ELITISM1 & CYNICISM4  
  

,9 BAS+ /]ILIZATION ON SOCIAL CRIT]IA SU* AS CRIM9ALITY1 L[ E>N+S1 POOR HEAL?1 & LACK ( $UCATION1 ,H4 ,L1 ,M5CK5 HAS PROBABLY GONE F>!R ?AN ANYONE BE=E HIM1 9 SUGGE/+ A L>GE-SCALE USE ( ! ECONOMIC TE/ = ! RI<T TO HAVE *ILDR5.>4 

,9 ! ,AM]ICAN ,M]CURY = ,AUGU/1 #a#i#c#g1 HE OBS]VES ?AT 9 G5]AL ! /]ILIZATION LAWS APPLY ONLY TO P]SONS :O >E DEFECTIVE 9 SOME GROSS & MELODRAMATIC WAY4 ,SAID HE3 7 ,LET A RESOLUTE ATTACK BE MADE UPON ! FECUNDITY ( ALL ! MALES ON ! L[E/ RUNGS ( ! SOCIAL LADD]1 & !RE WILL BE A GRADUAL & P]MAN5T IMPROVEM5T4'.<#a#g.>  
  

,:]EUPON ! AU?ORS COOLLY DISC\RSE ON ! PRACTICABILITY1 AS ADVANC$ BY ,M5CK51 ( (F]+ A F9ANCIAL REW>D TO 'PROSPECTIVE /]ILES' ?AT W\LD D\BTLESS 'RESULT 9 A /AMP$E TO ! /]ILIZ+ PHYSICIANS'4 ,[+ TO !IR %IFTLESNESS & 9FIRMITY1 WE >E TO SUPPOSE1 ! POOR & UN$UCAT$ W\LD BE ONLY TOO EAG] TO MAKE A HUNDR$ OR EV5 TW5TY-FIVE DOLL>S TO BE /]ILIZ$ 7! REMUN]ATION SUGGE/$ BY ,M5CK574 

,M5CK5 HAD BELONG$ TO ! G5]ATION ( ! 'RO>+ TW5TIES'1 ONE ( ! MO/ RACI/ & NATIVI/ DECADES 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,! G5]ATION ?AT F\<T ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 IT MI<T BE SUPPOS$1 HAD \TGR[N ! 9FLU5CE ( ! ,M5CK5S & !IR K9D4 ,BUT BY ! CLOS+ YE>S ( ! #a#i#dS1 A PUBLIC DEBATE >OSE ON ! NE$ TO CONTROL WORLD F]TILITY RATES BY ALMO/ ANY MEANS4 ,SC>CELY A YE> AFT] ! ,BUR* & ,P5DELL BOOK APPE>$1 ,WILLIAM ,A4 ,VOGT1 *IEF ( ! ,CONS]VATION ,SECTION ( ! ,PAN-,AM]ICAN ,UNION1 ATTRACT$ CONSID]ABLE PUBLIC ATT5TION ) HIS P>TICUL>LY AC]BIC ,MAL?USIAN TRACT1 ,ROAD TO ,SURVIVAL1 .<#a#h.> A PO/W> PRECURSOR ( ,EHRLI*'S ,POPULATION ,BOMB4 ,?IS BOOK WAS GRAC$ BY AN 9TRODUCTION BY ,B]N>D ,B>U*1 :OSE REPUTATION AS A CONFR]E ( ,AM]ICAN PRESID5TS SEEM$ TO GIVE ! BOOK A SEMI(FICIAL IMPRIMATUR4 

',IT IS C]TA9 ?AT1 = ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES1' ,VOGT WROTE1 'L>GE >EAS ( ! E>? N[ OCCUPI$ BY BACKW>D POPULATIONS WILL HAVE TO BE WRITT5 (F ! CR$IT SIDE ( ! L$G]' -- ?AT IS1 LEFT TO DIE ( />VATION4.<#a#i.> ',P]HAPS ! GREATE/ ASSET' ( ,*ILI1 ,VOGT WROTE1 'IS ITS HI< DEA? RATE'1 :ILE '! GREATE/ TRAG$Y ?AT ,*9A C\LD SUFF]1 AT ! PRES5T TIME1 W\LD BE A R$UCTION 9 H] DEA? RATE4' ,S9CE ,*9A 'QUITE LIT]ALLY CANNOT FE$ MORE PEOPLE'1 ,*9ESE 'M5 & WOM51 BOYS & GIRLS1 MU/ />VE AS TRAGIC SACRIFICES ON ! TW9 ALT>S ( HUMAN REPRODUCTION & UNCONTROLL$ ABUSE ( ! L&'S RES\RCES4'.<#a#a.>,?US1 ,VOGT >GU$1 IT WAS 9CUMB5T UPON ! NEWLY E/ABLI%$ ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS NOT TO '%IP FOOD TO KEEP ALIVE T5 MILLION ,9DIANS & ,*9ESE ?IS YE>1 SO ?AT FIFTY MILLION MAY DIE FIVE YE>S H5CE4'.<#a#a#a.> 

,AS IF TO ANTICIPATE ! POLLUTION EXHIBITION AT ! ,MUSEUM ( ,NATURAL ,HI/ORY ( ',! ,MO/ ,DANG]\S ,ANIMAL'1 ,VOGT DIRECT$ HIS H>%E/ CRITICISMS AGA9/ ',! ,DANG]\S ,DOCTOR'3  
  

,! MOD]N M$ICAL PR(ESSION1 /ILL FRAM+ ITS E?ICS ON ! DUBI\S /ATEM5TS ( AN IGNORANT PHYSICIAN .<,HIPPOCRATES.> :O LIV$ MORE ?AN TWO ?\S& YE>S AGO -- IGNORANT1 ?AT IS1 9 T]MS ( ! MOD]N WORLD -- CONT9UES TO BELIEVE IT HAS A DUTY TO KEEP ALIVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE4 ,9 MANY P>TS ( ! IVORLD DOCTORS APPLY !IR 9TELLIG5CE TO ONE ASPECT ( MAN'S WELF>E -- SURVIVAL -- & D5Y !IR MORAL RI<T TO APPLY IT TO ! PROBLEM AS A :OLE4 ,?R\< M$ICAL C>E & IMPROV$ SANITATION !Y >E RESPONSIBLE = MORE MILLIONS LIV+ MORE YE>S 9 9CREAS+ MIS]Y4 ,!IR REFUSAL TO CONSID] !IR RESPONSIBILITY 9 !SE MATT]S DOES NOT SEEM TO !M TO COMPROMISE !IR 9TELLECTUAL 9TEGRITY4.<#a#a#b.>  
  

,VOGT'S ATTACK ON M$ICAL ATTEMPTS TO SAVE LIVES IS ALL ! MORE CALL\S :5 IT IS PLAC$ 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> P]IOD4 ,TO A WORLD TRAUMATIZ$ BY ,NAZI G5OCIDE1 IT SEEM$ MORE ?AN EV] ?AT ! VALUE ( HUMAN LIFE HAD TO BE E/EEM$ & HONOR$ AS A MORAL RECOMP5SE = ! SIXTY OR SEV5TY MILLION PEOPLE :OSE LIVES HAD BE5 BRUTALLY CLAIM$ BY W>R+ P[]S OV] A SPAN ( SOME FIVE YE>S4 ,MU* ( ,EUROPE & ,ASIA HAD BE5 R$UC$ TO A CEMET]Y -- A DEVA/AT+ CONSEQU5CE ?AT HAD TO BE C\NT]VAIL$ PSY*OLOGICALLY BY A NEW RESPECT = HUMAN LIFE4 

,:AT MADE ,VOGT'S BOOK P>TICUL>LY REPELL5T WAS ITS REVIVAL ( ! ANTIHUMANI/IC M9DSET1 ADVANC+ A MORAL CO/-ACC\NT+ PR9CIPLE 9 DEAL+ ) MATT]S ( LIFE & DEA? -- A PR9CIPLE ?AT WAS TO BE RAIS$ REPEAT$LY 9 ! PO/W> ,MAL?USIAN LIT]ATURE4 ,SURVIVAL ISSUES1 = ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES1 W]E TRANSLAT$ 9TO A SOCIAL L$G] ( DEBITS & CR$ITS1 AS ?\< HUMAN BE+S W]E M]E COMMODITIES :OSE VALUE WAS TO BE 9SCRIB$ OR ]AS$ BY VIRTUE ( !IR USEFULNESS TO ,AM]ICAN SELF-9T]E/ 9 WORLD AFFAIRS4 ,/>VATION1 FAM9E1 DISEASE1 & POV]TY W]E SE5 PRIM>ILY 9 AMORAL NUM]ICAL T]MS1 ) COMPLETE DISREG>D = ! UNIQU5ESS1 CREATIVITY1 & P]SONALITY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 

,YET NE>LY EV]Y SPECIFIC PR$ICTION ,VOGT ADVANC$ 9 HIS BOOK PROV$ TO BE WRONG4 ,! NEWLY E/ABLI%$ ,SOCIALI/ .<,LABOR.> GOV]NM5T ( ,BRITA9 DID NOT1 AS ,VOGT PR$ICT$1 PLUNGE ! C\NTRY 9TO FAM9E BETWE5 #aidh & #a#i#g#h4 ,NOR DID ! ,JAPANESE & ,G]MANS \TBRE$ ! 'C>RY+ CAPACITY' ( !IR L&S & SUCCUMB TO FAM9E1 AS ,VOGT SUGGE/$4 ,PREC$+ ,EHRLI* BY SOME TWO DECADES1 ,VOGT1 HIS NOSE HI<LY S5SITIZ$ TO V>I\S DEMOGRAPHIC ODORS1 >GU$3 ',ANY?+ WE DO TO =TIFY ! /5* -- TO 9CREASE ! POPULATION .<( ,EUROPE.> -- IS A DISS]VICE BO? TO ,EUROPE & \RSELVES4'.<#a#a#c.> 

,>\ND ! SAME TIME1 ,G>RETT ,H>D9 ( ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,CALI=NIA AT ,SANTA ,B>B>A 5T]$ ! DEMOGRAPHIC DEBATE ) HIS [N EUG5IC RECIPES4 ,9 HIS ,BIOLOGY3 ,ITS ,HUMAN ,IMPLICATIONS1 PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#d#i1.<#a#a#d.> ,H>D9 WAS VEX$ BY ! LACK ( CONC]N OV] ! H]$IT>Y NATURE ( 9DIVIDUAL ,I,Q4 ,TO ALL[ 5VIRONM5TAL FACTORS AN 9FLU5CE ON HUMAN 9TELLIG5CE1 9 ,H>D9'S VIEW1 WAS TO DISALL[ ! RESULTS ( ANIMAL EXP]IM5TATION ALTOGE!R & ESP\SE = HUMANS A 'DOCTR9E ( EXCEPTIONALISM ?AT IS REPUGNANT TO SCI5TI/S'4.<#a#a#e.> 

,A /RONG DEHUMANIZ+ ?RU/ RUNS ?R\< EV5 ! SEEM+LY NEUTRAL OBS]VATIONS 9 ,H>D9'S WRIT+S1 RESONAT+ AS !Y DO ) AN ELITI/ BIAS ?AT IS DI/9CTLY UNSAVORY4 ,CONSID]1 = EXAMPLE1 ! WAY ,H>D9 TREATS ! MATT] ( '*>ITY' 9 A LAT] 7#a#i#e#a7 $ITION ( ,BIOLOGY3 ',:5 ONE SAVES A />V+ MAN1 ONE MAY !REBY HELP HIM TO BRE$ MORE *ILDR54 ,?IS MAY BE A GOOD OR A BAD ?+1 DEP5D+ UPON ! FACTS4' ,PRECISELY :AT ! 'FACTS' >E ?AT DI/+UI% 'A />V+ MAN' FROM ONE :O IS AFFLU5T & WELL-F$ -- HIS CLASS /ATUS1 SOCIAL MIS=TUNES1 & LACK ( PRIVILEGE -- REMA9S UN/AT$4  
  

,SOME PEOPLE MA9TA9 ?AT V]Y POOR PEOPLE >E1 ON ! AV]AGE1 LESS ABLE & 9TELLIG5T ?AN ! RI*1 & ?AT !IR DEFICI5CIES >E1 9 P>T1 DUE TO H]$IT>Y FACTORS4 ,O!RS MA9TA9 ?AT PAUP]ISM .<SIC.> IS EXCLUSIVELY A MATT] ( BAD LUCK2 OR ?AT PAUP]S >E BETT] G5ETIC MAT]IAL ?AN MILLIONAIRES 4 ,!RE IS A NE$ H]E = 9DISPUTABLE FACTS2 BUT :ATEV] ! FACTS1 AID TO PAUP]S UND\BT$LY HAS G5ETIC CONSEQU5CES4.<#a#a#f.>  
  

,AMAZ+LY1 ,H>D9 MAY NOT KN[ :AT ! FACTS >E1 BUT HE SEEMS TO KN[ )\T D\BT ?AT ASSI/ANCE TO PAUP]S C HAS G5ETIC CONSEQU5CES'4 

,TO READ]S 9 ! E>LY #a#i#eS1 A /ATEM5T ( ?IS K9D1 H[EV] EQUIVOCAL1 W\LD HAVE LEFT A /RONG IMPRESSION ?AT POV]TY IS ! RESULT ( G5ETIC FAIL+S4 ,AS ! REC5T PUBLICATION ( ,*>LES ,MURRAY & ,RI*>D ,H]NN/E9'S ,! ,BELL ,CURVE %[S1.<#a#a#g.> A G5ETIC EXPLANATION IS N[ SETTL+ 9TO RACIALLY ORI5T$ /UDIES ( ,I,Q AS WELL AS MAT]IAL DEPRIVATION4 ,GIV5 ! V]Y COMPLEX SOCIAL1 POLITICAL1 & CULTURAL FACTORS ?AT 9T]ACT TO PRODUCE ECONOMIC DISP>ITIES = DIFF]5T SECTORS ( A GIV5 POPULATION1 ANY G5ETIC RELATION%IP BETWE5 POV]TY & WEAL? CAN BE JU/LY DISMISS$ AS SPECI\S4 

,AS MI<T BE EXPECT$1 ,H>D9'S VIEW ( ,MAL?US IS CLOY+LY REV]5TIAL4 ,! P>SON & ! PR(ESSOR >E *EEK-TO-J[L ON MO/ ( ! BASIC T5ETS ( ,MAL?US'S FAM\S ESSAY4 ,H>D9'S REV]5CE = ! P>SON IS NOT M]ELY DECL>ATIVE BUT POETIC4 ,?US HE DECLAIMS3 
 ,MAL?US6 ,?\ %\LD/ BE LIV+ 9 ?IS H\R3 

 ,! WORLD HA? NE$ = !E3 GETT+ & BEGETT+1 

 ,WE SOIL FAIR ,NATURE'S B\NTY4.<#a#a#h.>  

,>\ND ! TIME !SE T5D] L9ES W]E P5N$1 ,MAL?USIANS1 9 FACT1 W]E FL\RI%+ ALL OV] ! PLACE1 BUT ! LIT]>Y AB&ON ,H>D9 EXHIBIT$ 9 A COLLECTION ( READ+S1 PRESUMABLY = UNIV]SITY /UD5TS1 MAKES HIS TRIBUTE TO ,MAL?US UNIQUE1 AT ! V]Y LEA/4 

,IT WAS NOT UNTIL #a#i#f#h1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,H>D9'S VIEWS REA*$ A WID] PUBLIC ) HIS ',! ,TRAG$Y ( ! ,COMMONS'4.<#a#a#i.> ,PUBLI%$ 9 A DI/+UI%$ SCI5TIFIC J\RNAL1 ! PAP] BECAME ONE ( ! MO/ WIDELY REPRODUC$ WORKS 9 ! ,MAL?USIAN 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T ( ! LATE #a#i#fS & IS /ILL REG>D$ AS A CLASSIC AMONG ANTIHUMANI/ SPOKES-PEOPLE & MOVEM5TS 9 ! ,5G,H%-SPEAK+ WORLD4 ,H>D9'S BASIC CONT5TION WAS ?AT 'A F9ITE WORLD CAN SUPPORT ONLY A F9ITE POPULATION2 !RE=E POPULATION GR[? MU/ EV5TUALLY EQUAL Z]O4' ,9 A COMMON PA/URE ?AT SEV]AL H]DSM5 %>E1 'IT IS TO BE EXPECT$ ?AT EA* H]DSMAN WILL TRY TO KEEP AS MANY CATTLE AS POSSIBLE ON ! COMMONS'4 ,W>S1 DISEASE1 & POA*+ KEEP ! NUMB] ( CATDE D[N = SOME TIME1 BUT ULTIMATELY1 'EA* H]DSMAN SEEKS TO MAXIMIZE HIS GA9'4 ,AL?\< ALL ! H]DSM5 DO+ ?IS WILL LEAD TO OV]GRAZ+ & ! DE/RUCTION ( ! COMMONS1 'EA* MAN IS LOCK$ 9TO A SY/EM ?AT COMPELS HIM TO 9CREASE HIS H]D )\T LIMIT -- 9 A WORLD ?AT IS LIMIT$'1 :I* MU/ LEAD TO RU9 = ALL1 9DE$ TO WIDESPREAD POLLUTION AS WELL AS RES\RCE EXHAU/ION4 ,JUDG+ FROM ?IS SC5>IO1 ONE W\LD SUPPOSE ?AT ,H>D9 W\LD PUT CAPITALISM 9 ! DOCK BECAUSE ( ITS DRIVE = 5DLESS ACCUMULATION & EXPANSION4 

,ALAS1 ?IS WAS NOT ! CASE4 ,9 ,H>D9'S VIEW1 IT IS NOT CORPORATE 9T]E/S & ! M>KET ECONOMY ?AT >E DEV\R+ ! COMMONS2 IT IS  
PEOPLE1 MORE PRECISELY1 'POPULATION D5SITY'1 W9* 'OV]LOADS NATURAL *EMICAL & BIOLOGICAL RECYCL+ PROCESSES'4 ,S9CE 'FRE$OM TO BRE$ WILL BR+ RU9 TO A#a#a'1 SO '! ONLY WAY WE CAN PRES]VE & NURTURE O!R & MORE PRECI\S FRE$OMS IS BY REL9QUI%+ ! FRE$OM TO BRE$1 & ?AT V]Y SOON4' 

,BY ! SUMM] ( #a#i#h#g1 ,H>D9'S G5TEEL POETRY HAD MUTAT$ /ILL FUR!R 9TO BITT]LY ANTIHUMANI/IC V]BIAGE1 COMP>ABLE TO ?AT ( ,VOGT & ,EHRLI*4 ,9 ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES 9 #a#i#h#g1 ,H>D9 DECLAIM$1 ',!RE'S NO?+ MORE DANG]\S ?AN A %ALL[-?9K+1 COMPASSIONATE P]SON4 ,GOD1 HE CAN CAUSE A LOT ( TR\BLE4'.<#a#b.> ,%ALL[ ?\<T & COMPASSION1 9 ?IS CASE1 MEANT ! DESIRE TO AID />V+ *ILDR5 9 ,E?IOPIA4 ',S9CE ,E?IOPIA HAS F> TOO MANY PEOPLE = ITS RES\RCES1' ,H>D9 DECL>$1 'IF Y\ GIVE FOOD & SAVE FIVES & ?US 9CREASE ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE1 Y\ 9CREASE SUFF]+ & ULTIMATELY 9CREASE ! LOSS ( LIFE4' 

,H>D9 WAS E*O+ A !ME FROM ! HUNG] POLITICS ( ,MAL?USIANISM ?AT HAD BE5 RESONAT+ = DECADES 9 ANTIHUMANISM G5]ALLY3 A SPECIES ?AT HAS EXCE$$ ! 'C>RY+ CAPACITY' ( ITS ECOSY/EM %\LD 9 FACT BE P]MITT$ TO />VE -- P>TLY TO '/RIKE A BALANCE ) ,NATURE'2 P>TLY1 TOO1 TO WE$ ! FIT FROM ! UNFIT 9 ! /RUGGLE = SURVIVAL4 ,SOMETIMES IT WAS ADORN$ ) G5TEEL QUALIFICATIONS1 BUT NOT SO ) ,H>D94 

,F9ALLY1 ,H>D9 CO9$ :AT HE CALLS ! 'LIFEBOAT E?IC'4 ,! BIOSPH]E 9 ,H>D9'S VIEW IS AK9 TO A LIFEBOAT ( SURVIVORS FROM A S9K+ %IP -- P]HAPS ONE :OSE MORE PRIVILEG$ PASS5G]S HAVE SECURE PLACES 9 ! LIFEBOAT4 ,?OSE :O >E FLAIL+ 9 ! WAT] MU/ BE KEPT \T IF ! LIFEBOAT IS NOT TO S9K4 ,?IS 'E?IC' RE/S ON UNDISGUIS$ SELF-9T]E/4 ,F> FROM CON/ITUT+ A DESCRIPTION ( ! HUMAN CONDITION AS WE KN[ IT TODAY1 IT IS A PRESCRIPTION ( :AT ! HUMAN CONDITION %\LD BE1 AS ,H>D9 SEEMS TO SEE IT1 9 ! BIOSPH]E4 

,I HAVE FOCUS$ ON ,MAL?US1 ,VOGT1 ,EHRLI*1 & ,H>D9 BECAUSE ( !IR WIDE 9FLU5CE3 VIEWS AK9 TO !IRS >E ALL TOO FREQU5TLY F\ND 9 ANTI-HUMANI/ LIT]ATURE4 ,?AT !IR DEMOGRAPHIC PR$ICTIONS HAVE BE5 NE>LY CONSI/5DY ]RONE\S HAS NOT DAMP5$ ! CONVICTION ( CONTEMPOR>Y ,MAL?USIANS & ANTIHUMANI/S ?AT !IR EXPLANATIONS = ! ILLS ( ! MOD]N HUMAN CONDITION >E S\ND ,YET TO ALL[ \RSELVES TO BE GUID$ BY TRIAGE & ! LIFEBOAT E?IC IS TO OP5 \R ?9K+ TO ! POT5TIALLY G5OCIDAL & IMMORAL M5TALITY ?AT HAS MADE ! TW5TIE? C5TURY ONE ( ! BLOODIE/ 9 HUMAN HI/ORY4 

,:AT >E ! FACTS AB\T POPULATION GR[?8 ,REC5T DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 7#a#i#i--#i#b7 DO NOT SUPPORT ! !SIS ?AT POPULATION GR[? IS '\T ( CONTROL'1 AL?\< ! CON/ANT REVISIONS 9 POPULATION /ATI/ICS & PROJECTIONS MAKE IT F> FROM CLE> :I* DEMOGRAPHIC DATA >E CR$IBLE4 ,A WIDELY DI/RIBUT$ BRO*URE PREP>$ BY ,Z]O ,POPULATION ,GR[? 9 ,FEBRU>Y #a#i#i#c1 = EXAMPLE1 ASSURES ! READ] ) MU* BOMBA/ ?AT ! PRES5T WORLD POPULATION ( #e4#e1BILLION WILL 'D\BLE 9 APPROXIMATELY #ci YE>S'1 PRESUMABLY TO #aa BILLION BY #b#c#b1 ASSUM+ '! CURR5T GR[? RATE CONT9UES'4 ,?IS RECKLESS & APOCALYPTIC ASSUMPTION T5DS TO PANIC RA!R ?AN TO CL>IFY4 

,!REUPON ! BRO*URE PITS JOBS AGA9/ ! 5VIRONM5T & AN OP5 IMMIGRATION POLICY AGA9/ A RE/RICTIVE ONE1 ) M9IMAL EVID5CE ( :Y SU* AN OPPOSITION IS 9H]5TLY NECESS>Y4 ,9DE$1 A /RONG >GUM5T C\LD BE MADE ?AT 9CREAS$ POPULATION CAN GIVE RISE TO MORE JOBS4 ,/ILL1 ,Z,P,G W>NS OM9\SLY3 ',! ,POPULATION ,BOMB ,IS ,/ILL ,TICK+'1 9DE$ ) EA* TICK ( A METRONOME 7'AT #agf TICKS P] M9UTE'71 '! WORLD'S POPULATION GR[S BY ANO!R P]SON 7I4E4 NET GR[?1 NOT JU/ BIR?S7'4 ,RETURN+ TO ! FRUIT FLY IMAGE ( DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS1 ! ,Z,P,G BRO*URE W>NS ?AT 'IF CURR5T POPULATION GR[? RATES CONT9UE1 ! WORLD WILL BECOME SO D5SELY POPULAT$ ?AT BY ! YE> #b#e#c#g' -- A TRULY DAZZL+ SPR9T 9TO ! FUTURE -- '!RE WILL BE ONLY ONE SQU>E MET] P] P]SON'4 

,WE HAVE HE>D SIMIL> 'PROJECTIONS' BE=E -- = ! #a#i#gS1 #a#i#hS1 & #a#i#iS1 IF NOT = ! YE> #becg 7! EXACTITUDE ( ?IS DATE IS TRULY M>VEL\S674 ,NOT ONLY HAVE MO/ ( !M PROV5 WRONG1 BUT ! MO/ REC5T DATA CONTRADICT ,Z,P,G'S PR$ICTIONS4 ,ACCORD+ TO A REPORT RELEAS$ 9 ,M>* #aiic BY ! ,EUROPEAN ,POPULATION ,CONF]5CE 9 ,G5EVA1 BIR? RATES 9 ! MO/ POPUL\S >EAS ( ! CONT95T HAVE DECL9$ SO PRECIPIT\SLY ?AT !RE WILL BE #a MILLION FEW] ,EUROPEANS BY #bdc ?AN !RE >E TODAY4 ,ITALY'S POPULATION IS EXPECT$ TO %R9K FROM #$ MILLION TO #d MILLION2 9 ! NOR!RN P>T ( ! P59SULA1 DESPITE HI< M>RIAGE RATES & L[ DIVORCE RATES1 ! F]TILITY RATE IS ALREADY LESS ?AN #a4 P] C5T4 7,IT REQUIRES #b4#a P] C5T SIMPLY TO REPRODUCE A GIV5 POPULATION )\T A DECL9E47 

,GREECE'S F]TILITY RATE HAS DROPP$ FROM #b4#b P] C5T TO #a4#d P] C5T -- A RATE ?AT WILL LEAD TO AN ABSOLUTE DECL9E 9 ! POPULATION IF IT CONT9UES4 ,SU* NEGATIVE F]TILITY RATES >E OCCURR+ 9 ,G]MANY1 ,D5M>K1 ,NORWAY1 ,FRANCE1 ,SPA91 & MO/ DRAMATICALLY1 9 MANY ,EA/]N ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES1 ESPECIALLY1 ,RUSSIA1 :]E ! DECL9E IS PRECIPIT\S4 ,ONLY 9 ,POL&1 ,TURKEY1 ,SW$51 ,ICEL&1 & ,IREL& 'IS ! POPULATION EXPECT$ TO 9CREASE NATURALLY'1 OBS]VES AN >TICLE 9 ,! ,EUROPEAN ( #a ,APRIL #a#i#i#c1 '& EV5 AMONG !SE1 !RE >E SIGNS ( MOVES T[>D SMALL] FAMILIES '4 

,:AT ( ! ',?IRD ,WORLD' -- ?AT IS1 ,EHRLI*'S ,U,D,CS1 OR 9DU/RIALLY UND]DEVELOP$ C\NTRIES8 ,! SO>+ PR$ICTIONS ( GR[? ADVANC$ BY ANT9ATAL DEMOGRAPH]S HAS NOT BE5 SUB/ANTIAT$4 ,9 ,EGYPT1 ! AV]AGE NUMB] ( *ILDR5 = EA* WOMAN HAS DECL9$ FROM #e4#c TO #d4#f 7#a#i#h--#h#h72 ,MOROCCO1 FROM #e4#h TO #d4 7#a#i#g#i-#i#b72 ,K5YA1 #h4#c TO #f4#e 7#a#i#g#g--#h#i72 ,CAM]OON1 #f4#d TO #e4#i 7#a#i#g#h--#i#a72 & ,SUDAN1 #f4 TO #d4#h 7#a#i#g#h-#h#i74 ,9 IMPOV]I%$ ,BANGLADE%1 ! AV]AGE NUMB] ( *ILDR5 = EA* WOMAN HAS DROPP$ FROM #f4#a TO #e4#e 7#a#i#g#e--#i#a72 ,COLOMBIA1 #d4#g TO #b4#h 7#a#i#g#e-#i72 ,EL ,SALVADOR1 #f4#c TO #d4#f 7#a#i#g#h-#h#h72 ,9DONESIA1 #c4#b TO #c4 7#a#i#h#g-#i#a72 & ,?AIL&1 #d4#f TO #b4#c 7#a#i#g#e-#h#g74.<#a#b#a.> 

,UNLIKE ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 :]E DEMOGRAPHIC DECL9ES >E USUALLY A PRODUCT ( ECONOMIC & $UCATIONAL ADVANCES1 DECL9ES 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD HAVE BE5 CORRELAT$ ) 'VIGOR\S' EF=TS TO 5C\RAGE FAMILY PLANN+ & ! USE ( CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES LIKE CONDOMS -- PRECISELY ! MEASURES ,EHRLI* DEPRECAT$ AS 9SIGNIFICANT ?IRTY YE>S AGO 9 ,! ,POPULATION ,BOMB4 ,9 :AT ,/EV5 ,W4 ,S9D+1 DIRECTOR = POPULATION SCI5CES AT ! ,ROCKEFELL] ,F\NDATION1 & ,%ELDON ,J4 ,SEGAL1 A /AFF MEMB] AT ! ,POPULATION ,C\NCIL1 CALL A 'CONTRACEPTIVE REVOLUTION'1 WOM5 9 ,?IRD ,WORLD C\NTRIES '>E AV]AG+ #c4#i *ILDR5 444 A /UNN+ *ANGE' FROM ! MORE ?AN SIX *ILDR5 !Y HAD A DECADE & MORE AGO4 ',! GLOBAL POPULATION'S GR[? RATE HAS DECL9$ FA/] ?AN MANY EXP]TS ?\<T POSSIBLE 9 ! LATE #a#i#f'S4 ,?IS DECL9E HAS COME MA9LY AS A RESULT ( ! VOLUNT>Y USE ( PUBLIC & PRIVATE FAMILY PLANN+ S]VICES1 NOT ?R\< CO]CIVE MEASURES SOME ADVOCATES ONCE ?\<T NECESS>Y4'.<#a#b#b.> ,IRONICALLY1 ,9DIA'S BIR? RATE DECL9$ FROM #e4#c 9 #aih TO #c4#i 9 #a#i#i#a1 :ILE ,PAKI/AN1 SO (T5 FAVOR$ AT ,9DIA'S EXP5SE BY ! TRIAGE & 'POPULATION BOMB]S' ( ! ,COLD ,W> ]A1 RETA9S ITS TRADITIONALLY HI< BIR? RATE [+ TO ,ISLAMIC RELIGI\S SCRUPLES4 

,! IMPACT ?AT SU* M>K$ DECL9ES 9 ,?IRD ,WORLD F]TILITY FIGURES MAY HAVE ON ! GRIM PR$ICTIONS ( ,Z,P,G1 ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS1 & ! 'POPULATION BOMB]S' IS UNCLE>4 ,BUT ONLY A G5]ATION AGO FEW IF ANY NEO-,MAL?USIANS SEEM$ TO ?9K ?AT ,WE/]N ,EUROPE WAS CAPABLE ( REA*+ Z]O OR NEGATIVE F]TILITY RATES4 ,AS IT TURNS \T1 ,EUROPE V9DICAT$ ! DEMOGRAPHIC PR9CIPLE ?AT IMPROV$ LIV+ /&>DS & $UCATION DID LEAD TO POPULATION DIM9UTION4 ,! DEMOGRAPHIC DECL9ES REGI/]$ 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD HAVE V]Y DIFF]5T S\RCES4 

,C]TA9LY SOME ,?IRD ,WORLD C\NTRIES HAVE US$ V]Y UGLY TE*NIQUES TO 'P]SUADE' FAMILIES TO R$UCE ! NUMB] ( *ILDR5 !Y HAVE4 ,*9A HAS NOT BE5 ALONE 9 IMPOS+ 9VOLUNT>Y ME?ODS ?AT REQUIRE EA* C\PLE TO HAVE ONLY ONE *ILD4 ,! PR9CIPAL VICTIMS ( !SE ME?ODS HAVE BE5 WOM51 P>TICUL>LY 9 AGR>IAN >EAS & AMONG ! POORE/ CLASSES ( SOCIETY4 ,= A :ILE1 GETT+ ,?IRD ,WORLD WOM5 -- & M5 -- TO ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE /]ILIZ$ WAS A LUCRATIVE BUS9ESS ?AT PROVID$ A FAIRLY GOOD BONUS = SO-CALL$ 'AG5TS' ( FAMILY PLANN+ ORGANIZATIONS & GOV]NM5TAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,9 /ILL O!R C\NTRIES1 SU* AS ,BRAZIL1 :]E ! AV]AGE NUMB] ( *ILDR5 = EA* WOMAN DROPP$ FROM #e4#g#e 9 #aig TO #c4#b 9 #a#i#i1 IT WAS DESP]ATE POV]TY1 NEGLECT1 & (T5 ILLNESS ?AT L$ TO ?IS %>P DECL9E4 ,9 ,RUSSIA1 ECONOMIC DE/ITUTION & DISEASE ?REAT5 TO LIT]ALLY DEPOPULATE 5TIRE >EAS ( ! C\NTRY -- ?IS1 ,I MAY ADD1 9 A L& ?AT HAS ALREADY SUFF]$ ! T]RIBLE AFFLICTIONS ( ,/AL9I/ & ,NAZI G5OCIDE4 

,BUT !RE >E O!R SIGNS ?AT WOM5 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD >E TAK+ !IR REPRODUCTIVE DE/9Y 9TO !IR [N H&S1 DUE 9 GREAT P>T TO !IR GR[+ DESIRE TO C>VE \T LIVES ( !IR [N RA!R ?AN ALL[ M5 & >*AIC TRADITIONS TO DET]M9E !IR BEHAVIOR & FUTURE4 ,AT LEA/ HALF ( ALL ,?IRD ,WORLD WOM5 9 ! E>LY #a#i#iS >E US+ CONTRACEPTION1 AN IMM5SE 9CREASE FROM ! ONE 9 T5 :O US$ CONTRACEPTION DUR+ ! MID-#a#i#fS4 ,?IS DROP1 IT IS G5]ALLY BELIEV$1 IS ! RESULT NOT SIMPLY ( IMPROV$ LIV+ CONDITIONS -- :I* >E ULTIMATELY ( DECISIVE IMPORTANCE -- BUT ( IMPROV$ $UCATION1 AS ,K5YA'S DRAMATIC EF=TS TO IMPROVE LIT]ACY AMONG BO? SEXES SUGGE/4 ,TO AN EXT5T ALMO/ UNKN[N 9 SUB-,SAH>AN ,AFRICA1 AB\T HALF ( ,K5YAN WOM5 & ?REE-QU>T]S ( ,K5YAN M5 >E LIT]ATE4 ,NOR IS IT POSSIBLE TO IGNORE ! GR[+ URBANIZATION ( ! WORLD1 P>TICUL>LY ! ,?IRD ,WORLD4 ,CITY DWELL]S 9 ,?AIL&1 = EXAMPLE1 HAVE ONLY #a4#f *ILDR5 P] C\PLE1 COMP>$ ) #b4#d 9 RURAL >EAS4 

,I AM NOT TRY+ TO >GUE ?AT URBANIZATION ON ! MASSIVE SCALE IT IS OCCURR+ TODAY IS DESIRABLE OR ECOLOGICALLY S\ND4 ,MY [N BOOKS ON ?IS SUBJECT HAVE LONG >GU$ ?AT WE NE$ NEW TYPES ( COMMUNITIES -- T[NS & CITIES -- ?AT >E SCAL$ TO HUMAN & ECOLOGICAL DIM5SIONS4.<#a#b#c.> ,:AT ,I AM EMPHASIZ+ IS ?AT MANY DISMAL POPULATION PROJECTIONS & IMAGES ( DEMOGRAPHIC APOCALYPSE >E NOT ONLY HI<LY UNC]TA92 !Y >E (T5 V]Y FLAW$4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 US$ TO CREATE AN ANTIHUMAM/IC AMBIANCE AMONG 5VIRONM5TALLY CONC]N$ PEOPLE ?AT IS WORSE1 9 T]MS ( ITS MORAL EFFECT1 ?AN ! MO/ \TL&I% & DIRE/ PR$ICTIONS ADVANC$ BY ! ,EHRLI*S1 ,H>D9S1 & ,Z,P,G ACOLYTES4 

,/ILL ANO!R COMPELL+ ISSUE HAS NOT BE5 CONFRONT$ 9 ! DEBATE >\ND POPULATION4 ,GIV5 A M>KET-ORI5T$ SOCIETY ?AT PR(ESSES TO ID5TIFY ECONOMIC EXPANSION & PR(IT ) PROGRESS1  
W\LD AN APPRECIABLE R$UCTION ( POPULATION YIELD A CORRESPOND+ DECL9E 9 PRODUCTION1 9 ! WA/E ( NATURAL RES\RCES1 OR 9 ! CONSUM]ISM ON :I* ! MOD]N ECONOMY DEP5DS8 ,CAN WE BLAME ! ECOLOGICAL DESPOLIATION ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 L>GE P>TS ( ,EUROPE1 & P>TICUL>LY ! =M] ,SOVIET ,UNION ON POPULATION 9CREASES :51 9 FACT1 POPULATION 9 !SE >EAS HAS BE5 RELATIVELY /ABLE OV] ! PA/ FEW DECADES8 ,9DE$1 LET ME PUT ! ISSUE AS BLUNTLY AS POSSIBLE3 ,IF ! ,AM]ICAN POPULATION W]E HALV$ FROM :AT IT IS TODAY1 W\LD ,AM]ICAN CORPORATIONS HALVE !IR \TPUT1 !IR DE/RUCTIVE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS1 & !IR APPETITE = EV]-L>G] PR(ITS8 

,?IS QUE/ION1 ,I SUBMIT1 CAN BE ANSW]$ ONLY 9 A CONTEXT MU* BROAD] ?AN EXTRAPOLATIONS ( ! F]TILITY RATES ( FRUIT FLIES & O!R BUGS4 ,HUMAN BE+S1 LET ME REIT]ATE1 >E NOT SIMPLY 9SECTS1 RABBITS1 OR DE]2 !IR POT5TIALITY = CONSCI\S AG5CY MAKES !M UNIQUE 9 ! BIOSPH]E4 ,F> MORE RELEVANT TO MODELS ( HUMAN DEMOGRAPHY IS ! SOCIAL MILIEU 9 :I* POPULATION ISSUES >ISE1 SPECIFICALLY1 ! COMPATIBILITY BETWE5 A GR[?-ORI5T$ M>KET ECONOMY & A VIABLE & S\ND 5VIRONM5T4 

,?AT ,EHRLI* WAX$ OV] ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ! GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT 7,G,N,P7 C\LD M]RILY CONT9UE TO GR[ '= A LONG TIME )\T POPULATION GR[?' REVEALS1 9 ITS [N WAY1 ! SOCIAL MYPOIA ?AT *>ACT]IZES ANTIHUMANI/S :O >E PREP>$ TO R$UCE POPULATION BY ANY MEANS ) LITTLE CONC]N AB\T ! DISA/R\S ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS ( CAPITAL EXPANSION4 

',POPULATION BOMB]S' HAVE ADDRESS$ DEMOGRAPHIC ISSUES 9 N>R[LY /ATI/ICAL T]MS1 BAS$ ON A HI<LY SIMPLI/IC1 9DE$ /ATIC1 ECOLOGICAL NOTION -- ! 'C>RY+ CAPACITY' ( A REGION OR C\NTRY4 ,?IS SEEM+LY FIX$ CAPACITY1 SO F> AS HUMAN BE+S >E CONC]N$1 IS ACTUALLY V]Y MU* A FUNCTION ( TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT1 9 TURN1 9VOLVE SU* SE>+ ISSUES AS ! MAT]IAL SECURITY1 PRODUCTIVITY1 CREATIVITY1 & ! /ATUS ( PEOPLE -- WOM5 NO LESS ?AN M5 -- NOT ( ! CRUDE BIOLOGISM FO/]$ BY ,EHRLI*1 ,H>D91 & !IR ADMIR]S4 

,ECOLOGY W\LD BE ILL-S]V$ AS A CAUSE AS WELL AS A DISCIPL9E 7SOCIAL AS WELL AS NATURAL7 IF IT BECAME A M]E JU/IFICATION = A PSEUDO-NATURALISM ?AT TAKES LITDE OR NO ACC\NT ( HUMAN AG5CY & ! SOCIAL FACTORS ?AT PR(\NDLY DET]M9E ! 5VIRONM5T 9 :I* WE LIVE4 

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