,! ,POPULATION ,MY?3 ,P>T ,I 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,TAGS 3 Z]O POPULATION GR[?1 POPULATION & FOOD1 BOOKS & >TICLES1 BAD 9TELLECTUAL HABITS1 POPULATION GR[?1 POPULATION PROBLEM1 HUMAN BE+S1 LIV+ CONDITIONS1 FOOD SUPPLIES1 HUMAN LIFE4 

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,! ,POPULATION ,MY?--,I 

BY ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

  

,PHOTO BY DUNCAN C1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,! 0POPULATION PROBLEM0 HAS A ,PH5IX-LIKE EXI/5CE3 IT RISES FROM ! A%ES AT LEA/ EV]Y G5]ATION & SOMETIMES EV]Y DECADE OR SO4 ,! PROPHECIES >E USUALLY ! SAME NAMELY1 ?AT HUMAN BE+S >E POPULAT+ ! E>? 9 0UNPREC$5T$ NUMB]S0 & 0DEV\R+0 ITS RES\RCES LIKE A LOCU/ PLAGUE4 

,9 ! DAYS ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION1 ,?OMAS ,MAL?US1 A CRAV5 ,5GLI% P>SON1 =MULAT$ HIS NOTORI\S 0LAW ( POPULATION0 :I* ASS]TS ?AT :ILE FOOD SUPPLIES EXP& ONLY >I?METICALLY1 POPULATION SO>S GEOMETRICALLY4 ,ONLY BY W>S1 FAM9ES1 & DISEASE 7,MAL?US ESS5TIALLY >GU$7 CAN A 0BALANCE0 BE /RUCK BETWE5 POPULATION & FOOD SUPPLIES4 ,MAL?US DID NOT MEAN ?IS TO BE AN >GUM5T TO FO/] HUMAN WELF>E2 IT WAS AN UNFEEL+ JU/IFICATION = ! 9HUMAN MIS]IES 9FLICT$ ON ! MASS ( ,5GLI% PEOPLE BY L& GRABB+ >I/OCRATS & EXPLOITATIVE 09DU/RIALI/S40 ,TRUE TO ! MEAN-SPIRIT$ ATMOSPH]E ( ! TIMES1 ,MAL?US OPPOS$ ATTEMPTS TO ALLEVIATE POV]TY BECAUSE !Y W\LD REMOVE ! LIMITS IMPOS$ ON 0POPULATION GR[?0 BY PROLONG+ ! LIVES ( ! POOR4 

,MAL?US' 0LAW0 5T]$ 9TO ,D>W9'S EXPLANATION ( EVOLUTION & REEM]G$ FROM BIOLOGY AS 0SOCIAL-,D>W9ISM40 ,PROP\ND$ VIGOR\SLY 9 ! ,U4,S4 & ,5GL& A G5]ATION LAT]1 ?IS !ORY R$UC$ SOCIETY TO A 0JUNGLE109 EFFECT1 9 :I* A 0LAW ( SURVIVAL ( ! FITTE/0 JU/IFI$ ! WANTON PLUND]+ ( ! WORLD BY ! WEAL?Y OR ! 0FITTE/10 :ILE ! LABOR+ CLASSES1 DISPOSSESS$ F>M]S1 & ,?IRD ,WORLD 0SAVAGES0 W]E R$UC$ TO P5URY1 PRESUMABLY BECAUSE !Y W]E 0UNFIT0 TO SURVIVE4 ,! >ROGANCE ( BANK]S1 9DU/RIALI/S1 & COLONIALI/S 9 ! 0,GILD$ ,AGE0 AT ! TURN ( ! C5TURY :O D9$ ON LAVI% DI%ES1 :ILE />V$ BODIES W]E COLLECT$ REGUL>LY 9 ! CITY /REETS ( ! WE/]N WORLD -- ALL TE/IFI$ TO A H>% CLASS SY/EM ?AT 9VOK$ 0NATURAL LAW0 TO JU/IFY ! OPUL5CE 5JOY$ BY ! RUL+ FEW & ! HUNG] SUFF]$ BY ! RUL$ MANY4 

,B>ELY A G5]ATION LAT]1 ,MAL?USIANISM ACQUIR$ AN EXPLICITLY RACI/ *>ACT]4 ,DUR+ ! E>LY TW5TIES1 :50,ANGLO ,SAXON0 RACISM PEAK$ 9 ! ,U4,S4 AGA9/ 0D>K]0 PEOPLES LIKE ,ITALIANS1 ,JEWS1 & SO-CALL$ 0,EA/]N ,EUROPEANS0 ! NOTION ( 0BIOLOGICAL 9F]IORITY0 L$ TO EXPLICITLY EXCLUSION>Y IMMIGRATION LAWS ?AT FAVOR$ 0NOR!RN ,EUROPEANS0 OV] O!R1 PRESUMABLY 0SUBHUMAN0 PEOPLES4 ,MAL?USIANISM1 N[ PREFIX$ ) A 0NEO0 TO R5D] IT MORE CONTEMPOR>Y1 ?OR\<LY P]MEAT$ ?IS LEGISLATION4 ,POPULATION 9 ! ,U4,S4 HAD TO BE 0CONTROLL$0 & ,AM]ICAN 0CULTURAL0 7READ3 RACIAL7 PURITY HAD TO BE RESCU$ -- BE IT FROM ! 0,YELL[ ,P]IL0 ( ,ASIA OR ! 0,D>K ,P]IL0 ( ! ,LAT9 & ,SEMITIC WORLDS4 

,NAZISM DID NOT HAVE TO 9V5T ITS RACIAL IMAG]Y ( /URDY 0,>YANS0 :O >E BELEAGU]$ BY 0SUBHUMAN0 D>K PEOPLE1 P>TICUL>LY ,JEWS4 ,HITL] SAW HIMSELF AS ! PROTECTOR ( A 0NOR!RN ,EUROPEAN CULTURE0 FROM 0,HEBRAIC SUP]/ITIONS10 TO USE ! JUICY LANGUAGE ( A CONTEMPOR>Y WELL-KN[N ,>IZONA WRIT] -- A 0CULTURAL0 ISSUE ?AT WAS RIDDL$ BY FASCI/ SOCIOBIOLOGY4 ,FROM ,HITL]'S 0NOR!RN ,EUROPEAN0 VIEWPO9T1 ,EUROPE WAS 0OV] POPULAT$0 & ! CONT95T'S E?NIC GR\PS HAD TO BE SIFT$ \T ACCORD+ TO !IR RACIAL BACKGR\ND4 ,H5CE ! GAS *AMB]S & CREMATORIUMS ( ,AUS*WITZ1 ! EXECUTION SQUADS ?AT FOLL[$ ! ,G]MAN >MY 9TO ,RUSSIA 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#d#a1 & ! SY/EMATIC & ME*ANIZ$ SLAU<T] ( MILLIONS 9 A SPAN ( ?REE OR F\R YE>S4 

,! ,PH5IX ,RISES ,AGA9 

,ONE W\LD HAVE ?\<T ?AT ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> & ! UGLY TRADITIONS ?AT F$ 9TO IT MI<T HAVE CREAT$ A DEEP] S5SE ( HUMANITY & A MORE S5SITIVE REG>D = LIFE -- NONHUMAN AS WELL AS HUMAN4 

,JUDG+ FROM ! WAY ! 0POPULATION PROBLEM0 HAS SURFAC$ AGA91 H[EV]1 WE SEEM EV5 MORE BRUTALIZ$ ?AN EV]4 ,BY ! LATE #a#i#dS1 BE=E ! W>TIME DEAD HAD FULLY DECAY$1 ! 0NEO ,MAL?USIANS0 W]E BACK AT WORK -- ?IS TIME OV] ! USE ( NEWLY DEVELOP$ PE/ICIDES = ]ADICAT+ MAL>IA & ANTIBIOTICS TO CONTROL KILL+ 9FECTIONS 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD4 ,EV5 EM95T BIOLOGI/S LIKE ,WILLIAM ,VOGT 5T]$ ! FRAY ) BOOKS & >TICLES1 DIRECT+ !IR ATTACKS AT MOD]N M$IC9E = PRES]V+ HUMAN LIFE & PR$ICT+ FAM9ES 9 ,BRITA9 BETWE5 #aidh & #ai< & IMM95T FAM9E 9 ,G]MANY & ,JAPAN4 ,! DEBATE1 :I* (T5 TOOK AN UGLY TURN1 WAS OV]%AD[$ BY ! ,KOREAN ,W> & ! BL&LY OPTIMI/IC ,EIS5H[] ]A1 FOLL[$ BY ! /ORMY SIXTIES P]IOD ) ITS MESSAGE ( IDEALISM1 PUBLIC S]VICE1 &1 IF Y\ PLEASE1 0HUMANISM40 ,BUT ! DECADE B>ELY CAME TO A CLOSE :5 NEO-,MAL?USIANISM SURFAC$ AGA9 -- ?IS TIME ) GRIM BOOKS ?AT W>N$ ( A 0POPULATION BOMB0 & ADVOCAT$ AN 0E?ICS0 ( 0TRIAGE0 9 :I* ! NATIONS ?AT W]E RECOMM5D$ = ,U4,S4 AID SEEM$ UNCANNILY TO FALL ON ! ,AM]ICAN SIDE ( ! 0,COLD ,W>10 IRRESPECTIVE ( !IR POPULATION GR[?-RATES4 

,VIEW$ FROM A DI/ANCE ( TWO DECADES LAT]1 ! PR$ICTIONS MADE BY MANY NEO-,MAL?USIANS SEEM ALMO/ 9SANELY RIDICUL\S4 ,WE W]E W>N$1 (T5 9 ! MASS M$IA1 ?AT BY ! #a#i#hS1 = EXAMPLE1 >TIFICIAL ISL&S 9 ! OCEANS W\LD BE NE$$ TO ACCOMMODATE ! GR[+ POPULATION D5SITIES ON ! CONT95TS4 ,\R OIL SUPPLIES1 WE W]E TOLD ) SUPREME C]TA9TY1 W\LD BE COMPLETELY DEPLET$ BY ! 5D ( ! C5TURY4 ,W>S BETWE5 />V+ PEOPLES W\LD RAVAGE ! PLANET1 EA* NATION SEEK+ TO PLUND] ! HIDD5 FOOD /ORES ( ! O!RS4 ,BY ! LATE SEV5TIES1 ?IS 0DEBATE0 TOOK A WELCOME BREA!R -- BUT IT HAS RETURN$ AGA9 9 FULL BLOOM 9 ! BIOLOGICAL V]BIAGE ( ECOLOGY4 ,GIV5 ! HY/]IA & ! EXAGG]AT$ 0PR$ICTIONS0 ( E>LI] SU* 0DEBATES10 ! TONE TODAY IS A LITTLE CALM]4 ,BUT 9 SOME RESPECTS IT IS EV5 MORE S9I/]4 ,WE HAVE NOT BE5 =C$ TO TURN \R OCEANS 9TO REAL E/ATE1 NOR HAVE WE RUN \T ( OIL1 FOOD1 MAT]IAL RES\RCES -- OR NEO-,MAL?USIAN PROPHETS4 ,BUT WE >E ACQUIR+ C]TA9 BAD 9TELLECTUAL HABITS & WE >E BE+ R5D]$ MORE GULLIBLE BY A NEW K9D ( RELIGIOSITY ?AT GOES UND] ! NAME ( 0SPIRITUALITY0 ) A NEW-/YL$ PAGANISM & PRIMITIVISM4 

,FIR/ ( ALL1 WE >E ?9K+ MORE QUANTITATIVELY ?AN QUALITATIVELY -- ALL TALK AB\T 0:OL5ESS10 0ON5ESS10 & 09T]CONECT$NESS0 TO ! CONTR>Y NOT)/&+4 ,= EXAMPLE1 :5 WE >E TOLD ?AT ! 0POPULATION ISSUE0 IS M]ELY A 0MATT] ( NUMB]S10 AS ONE ,Z]O ,POPULATION ,GR[? WRIT] PUT IT1 !N ! VA/ COMPLEXITY ( POPULATION GR[? & DIM9UTION IS R$UC$ TO A M]E NUMB]S GAME1 LIKE ! FLUCTUATIONS ( ,D[ /OCK-M>KET AV]AGES4 ,HUMAN BE+S1 TURN$ 9TO DIGITS1 CAN ?US BE EQUAT$ TO FRUIT FLIES & !IR NUMB]S N>R[LY CORRELAT$ ) FOOD SUPPLY4 ,?IS IS 0FOLL[+ ! ,D[0 ) A V5GEANCE4 ,SOCIAL RESE>*1 AS DI/+UI%$ FROM ! ,VOODOO ECOLOGY ?AT PASSES UND] ! NAME ( 0DEEP ECOLOGY0 !SE DAYS1 REVEALS ?AT HUMAN BE+S >E HI<LY SOCIAL BE+S1 NOT SIMPLY A SPECIES ( MAMMALS4 ,!IR BEHAVIOR IS PR(\NDLY CONDITION$ BY !IR SOCIAL /ATUS1 AS PEOPLE :O BELONG TO A P>TICUL> G5D]1 HI]>*Y1 CLASS GR\P1 E?NIC TRADITION1 COMMUNITY1 HI/ORICAL ]A1 OR ADH]E TO A V>IETY ( IDEOLOGIES4 ,!Y ALSO HAVE AT !IR DISPOSABLE P[]FUL TE*NOLOGIES1 MAT]IAL RES\RCES1 SCI5CE1 & A NATURALLY 5D[$ CAPACITY = CONCEPTUAL ?\<T ?AT PROVIDES !M ) A FLEXIBILITY ?AT FEW1 IF ANY1 NONHUMAN BE+S POSSESS1 NOT TO SPEAK ( EVOLV+ 9/ITUTIONS & CAPACITIES = SY/EMATIC GR\P COOP]ATION4 ,NO?+1 H]E1 IS MORE ILLUSORY ?AN TO 0FOLL[ ! ,D[40 ,! BAD 9TELLECTUAL HABITS ( ?9K+ \T DEMOGRAPHIC -- OR EV5 0RES\RCE0 -- ISSUES 9 A L9E>1 ASOCIAL1 & AHI/ORICAL MANN] T5DS TO 5T] 9TO ALL ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS1 ?ANKS V]Y MU* TO ! NEO- ,MAL?USIANS & TO A 0BIOC5TRISM0 ?AT EQUATES PEOPLE TO NONHUMAN LIFE-=MS4 

,SECONDLY1 BY R$UC+ US TO /UDIES ( L9E GRAPHS1 B> GRAPHS1 & /ATI/ICAL TABLES1 ! NEO-,MAL?USIANS LIT]ALLY FREEZE REALITY AS IT IS4 ,!IR NUM]ICAL EXTRAPOLATIONS DO NOT CON/RUCT ANY REALITY ?AT IS NEW2 !Y M]E EXT5D1 /ATI/IC BY /ATI/IC1 :AT IS BASICALLY OLD & GIV54 ,!Y >E 0FUTURI/S0 9 ! MO/ %ALL[ S5SE ( ! WORD1 NOT 0UTOPIANS0 9 ! BE/ S5SE4 ,WE >E TAU<T TO ACCEPT SOCIETY1 BEHAVIOR1 & VALUES AS !Y >E1 NOT AS !Y %\LD BE OR EV5 C\LD BE4 ,?IS PROC$URE PLACES US UND] ! TYRANNY ( ! /ATUS QUO & DIVE/S US ( ANY ABILITY TO ?9K AB\T RADICALLY *ANG+ ! WORLD4 ,I HAVE 5C\NT]$ V]Y FEW BOOKS OR >TICLES WRITT5 BY NEO-,MAL?USIANS ?AT QUE/ION :E!R WE %\LD LIVE UND] ANY K9D ( MONEY ECONOMY AT ALL1 ANY /ATI/ SY/EM ( SOCIETY1 OR BE GUID$ BY PR(IT ORI5T$ BEHAVIOR4 ,!RE >E BOOKS & >TICLES APL5TY ?AT EXPLA9 0H[ TO0 BECOME A 0MORALLY RESPONSIBLE0 BANK]1 5TREPR5EUR1 L&[N]1 0DEVELOP]10 OR1 = ALL ,I KN[1 >MS M]*ANT4 ,BUT :E!R ! :OLE SY/EM CALL$ CAPITALISM 7=GIVE ME671 BE IT CORPORATE 9 ! WE/ OR BUREAUCRATIC 9 ! EA/1 MU/ BE AB&ON$ IF WE >E TO A*IEVE AN ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS R>ELY DISCUSS$4 ,?\S&S MAY RALLY >\ND 0,E>? ,FIR/60'S IDIOTIC SLOGAN -- 0,BACK TO ! ,PLEI/OC5E60 -- BUT FEW1 IF !Y >E CONDITION$ BY NEO-,MA,IAL?USIAN ?9K+1 WILL RALLY >\ND ! CRY ( ! ,LEFT ,GRE5S -- 0,=W>D TO AN ,ECOLOGICAL ,SOCIETY60 

,LA/LY1 NEO-,MAL?USIAN ?9K+ IS ! MO/ BACKW>D 9 ?9K+ \T ! IMPLICATIONS ( ITS DEM&S4 ,IF WE >E CONC]N$1 TODAY1 & RI<TLY SO1 AB\T REGI/]+ ,A,I,D,S VICTIMS1 :AT >E ! TOTALIT>IAN CONSEQU5CES AB\T CREAT+ A ,BUREAU ( ,POPULATION ,CONTROL1 AS SOME ,Z]O ,POPULATION ,GR[? WITS SUGGE/$ 9 ! E>LY #a#i#gS8 ,IMAG9E :AT CONSEQU5CES W\LD FOLL[ FROM 9CREAS+ ! /ATE'S P[] OV] REPRODUCTION8 ,9DE$1 :AT >EAS ( P]SONAL LIFE W\LD NOT BE 9VAD$ BY SL[LY 5L>G+ ! /ATE'S AU?ORITY OV] \R MO/ 9TIMATE K9DS ( HUMAN RELATIONS8 ,YET SU* DEM&S 9 ONE =M OR ANO!R HAVE BE5 RAIS$ BY NEO ,MAL?USIANS ON GR\NDS ?AT H>DLY REQUIRE ! M5TAL LEVEL TO EXAM9E ! ,/ATI/ICAL ,AB/RACT ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 

,! ,SOCIAL ,ROOTS ( ,HUNG] 

,?IS >I?METIC M5TALITY :I* DISREG>DS ! SOCIAL CONTEXT ( DEMOGRAPHICS IS 9CR$IBLY %ORT-SI<T$4 ,ONCE WE ACCEPT )\T ANY REFLECTION OR CRITICISM ?AT WE LIVE 9 A 0GR[-OR-DIE0 CAPITALI/IC SOCIETY 9 :I* ACCUMULATION IS LIT]ALLY A LAW ( ECONOMIC SURVIVAL & COMPETITION IS ! MOTOR ( 0PROGRESS10 ANY?+ WE HAVE TO SAY AB\T POPULATION IS BASICALLY MEAN+LESS4 ,! BIOSPH]E WILL EV5TUALLY BE DE/ROY$ :E!R FIVE BILLION OR FIFTY MILLION LIVE ON ! PLANET4 ,COMPET+ FIRMS 9 A 0DOG-EAT-DOG0 M>KET MU/ \TPRODUCE EA* O!R IF !Y >E TO REMA9 9 EXI/5CE4 ,!Y MU/ PLUND] ! SOIL1 REMOVE ! E>?'S =E/S1 KILL (F ITS WILDLIFE1 POLLUTE ITS AIR & WAT]WAYS NOT BECAUSE !IR 9T5TIONS >E NECESS>ILY BAD1 AL?\< !Y USUALLY >E -- H5CE ! ABSURDITY ( ! SPIRITUALI/IC PABLUM 9 :I* ,AM]ICANS >E CURR5TLY IMM]S$ -- BUT BECAUSE !Y MU/ SIMPLY SURVIVE4 ,ONLY A RADICAL RE/RUCTUR+ ( SOCIETY AS A :OLE1 9CLUD+ ITS ANTI-ECOLOGICAL S5SIBILITIES1 CAN REMOVE ?IS ALL COMM&+ SOCIAL COMPULSION -- NOT RITUALS1 YOGA1 OR 5C\NT] GR\PS1 VALUABLE AS SOME ( !SE PRACTICES MAY BE 79CLUD+ 0IMPROV+0 \R E>N+ CAPACITY & 0P[]0 TO COMM&74 

,BUT ! MO/ S9I/] FEATURE AB\T NEO-,MAL?USIANISM IS ! EXT5T TO :I* IT ACTIVELY DEFLECTS US FROM DEAL+ ) ! SOCIAL ORIG9S ( \R ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS -- 9DE$1 ! EXT5T TO :I* IT PLACES ! BLAME = !M ON ! VICTIMS ( HUNG] RA!R ?AN ?OSE :O VICTIMIZE !M4 ,PRESUMABLY1 IF !RE IS A 0POPULATION PROBLEM0 & FAM9E 9 ,AFRICA1 IT IS ! ORD9>Y PEOPLE :O >E TO BLAME = HAV+ TOO MANY *ILDR5 OR 9SI/+ ON LIV+ TOO LONG-- AN >GUM5T ADVANC$ BY ,MAL?US NE>LY TWO C5TURIES AGO ) RESPECT TO ,5GL&'S POOR4 ,! VIEWPO9T NOT ONLY JU/IFIES PRIVILEGE2 IT FO/]S BRUTALIZATION & DE GRADES ! NEO-,MAL?USIANS EV5 MORE ?AN IT DEGRADES ! VICTIMS ( PRIVILEGE4 

,& FRANKLY -- !Y (T5 LIE4 ,CONSID] ! ISSUE ( POPULATION 

& FOOD SUPPLY 9 T]MS ( M]E NUMB]S & WE /EP ON A WILD 

M]RY-GO-R\ND ?AT DOES NOT SUPPORT NEO-,MAL?USIAN PR$ICTIONS 

( A DECADE AGO1 MU* LESS A G5]ATION AGO4 ,SU* TYPICALLY NEO 

,MAL?USIAN /UNTS AS DET]M9+ ! 0P] CAPITA CONSUMPTION0 

( /EEL1 OIL1 PAP]1 *EMICALS1 & ! LIKE ( A NATION BY 

DIVID+ ! TOTAL TONNAGE4 ( ! LATT] BY ! NATIONAL POPULA 

TION1SU* ?AT EV]Y MAN1 WOM51 & *ILD IS SAID TO 0CONSUME0 

A RESULTANT QUANTITY1 GIVES US A PICTURE ?AT IS BLATANTLY FALSE 

& FUNCTIONS AS A %E] APOLOGIA = ! UPP] CLASSES4 ,! 

/EEL ?AT GOES 9TO A BATTLE%IP1 ! OIL ?AT IS US$ TO FUEL 

A TANK1 & ! PAP] ?AT IS COV]$ BY ADS H>DLY DEPICTS ! 

HUMAN CONSUMPTION ( MAT]IALS4 ,RA!R1 IT IS /UFF CONSUM$ 

BY ALL ! ,P5TAGONS ( ! WORLD ?AT HELP KEEP A 0GR[-OR-DIE0 

ECONOMY 9 OP]ATION -- GOODS1 ,I MAY ADD1 :OSE FUNCTION IS TO 

DE/ROY & :OSE DE/9Y IS TO BE DE/ROY$4 ,! %[] ( 

SU* 0DATA0 ?AT DESC5DS UPON US BY NEO-,MAL?USIAN WRIT]S IS 

WORSE ?AN OBSCURANTI/2 IT IS VICI\S4 ,! SAME GOES = ! 

%OPP+ MALLS ?AT >E CON/RUCT$ ?AT DUMP !IR TOXIC 0CON 

SUM] GOODS0 ON US & ! CO/LY HI<WAYS ?AT CONV]GE UPON 

!M4 ,TO IGNORE ! FACT ?AT WE >E ! VICTIMS ( A VA/1 

COMPLETELY 5TRAPP+ SOCIAL ORD] :I* ONLY A FEW CAN EI!R 

CONTROL OR ESCAPE FROM1 IS TO LIT]ALLY DEAD5 ! POLITICAL 

9SI<T ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE -- :OSE 0WANTS10 ( C\RSE1 >E ALWAYS 

BLAM$ = EV]Y DISLOCATION 9 \R ECOLOGICAL DISLOCATIONS4 

,ON ! DEMOGRAPHIC M]RY-DO-R\ND1 ! ACTUAL FACTS ADVANC$ 

BY MANY NEO-,MAL?USIANS IS NO LESS MISLEAD+4 ,9 ! ,WE/1 

P>TICUL>LY 9 C\NTRIES LIKE ,G]MANY :I* ! NEO-,MAL?USIAN 

PROPHETS ( ! LATE #a#i#dS W>N$ W\LD SO> 9 POPULATION WELL 

BEYOND FOOD SUPPLIES1 BIR? RATES HAVE FALL5 BEYOND ! NATIONAL 

REPLACEM5T RATE4 ,?IS IS TRUE ( ,D5M>K1 ,AU/RIA1 ,HUNG>Y1 

9DE$1 MU* ( ,EUROPE G5]ALLY1 9CLUD+ ,CA?OLIC ,ITALY & 

,IREL& -- :]E TRADITION1 ONE W\LD EXPECT1 W\LD MAKE = HUGE 

FAMILIES4 ,SO TRADITIONS ?AT FO/] ! EM]G5CE ( L>GE1 

PR$OM9ANTLY MALE FAMILIES BY :I* ! HI< BIR? RATES ( 

,9DIA & ,*9A W]E EXPLA9$1 >E NOT FROZ5 9 /ONE4 ,! 

,U4,S41 :I* ! MORE HY/]ICAL NEO-,MAL?USIANS ( SOME TWO 

DECADES AGO PR$ICT$ W\LD BE OBLIG$ TO LIVE ON OCEANIC RAFTS1 

IS APPROA*+ Z]O POPULATION GR[? &1 BY N[1 IT MAY BE 

L[]4 

,NOR IS FOOD SUPPLY LAGG+ BEH9D OV]ALL POPULATION GR[?4 

,C]EAL PRODUCTION ROSE BY #ab P]C5T S9CE #a#i#g#e1 MAK+ IT POS 

SIBLE REC5TLY = EV5 ,BANGLADE% TO DRA/ICALLY R$UCE ITS 

GRA9 IMPORTS4 ,! M>KETS ( WE/]N ,ASIA >E BE+ FLOOD$ BY 

,*9ESE CORN4 ,EV5 0B>R50 ,SAUDI ,>ABIA IS SELL+ (F ITS 

ACCUMULATIONS ( :EAT1 &1 9 ,F9L&1 F>M]S >E SO OV] 

LOAD$ ) SURPLUS :EAT ?AT !Y >E TURN+ IT 9TO M9K 

FODD] & GLUE4 ,9DIA1 ! SO-CALL$ 0WOR/ CASE EXAMPLE10 

TRIPL$ ITS PRODUCTION ( GRA9 BETWE5 #aie & #a#i#h#d4 ,ITS 

GREATE/ PROBLEM AT PRES5T IS NOT POPULATION GR[? BUT TRANS 

PORTATION FROM GRA9-SURPLUS >EAS TO GRA9-%ORTAGE ONES -- A 

MAJOR S\RCE ( MANY ,9DIAN FAM9ES 9 ! PA/4 

,AL?\< ,LE/] ,R4 ,BR[N ( ,WORLDWAT* ,9/ITUTE DIVIDES ! WORLD 

09TO C\NTRIES :]E POPULATION GR[? IS SL[ OR NONEXI/5T 

& :]E LIV+ CONDITIONS >E IMPROV+1 & ?OSE :]E POPULATION GR[? IS RAPID & LIV+ CONDITIONS >E DET]IORAT+ 

OR 9 IMM95T DANG] ( DO+ SO0 ONE MI<T EASILY CONCLUDE 

BY ! M]E JUXTAPOSITION ( ,BR[N'S PHRASES ?AT DECL9+ 

LIV+ CONDITIONS >E DUE SOLELY TO 9CREAS+ POPULATION4 ,NOT 

SO -- IF ONE CLOSELY LOOKS AT EV5 ,BR[N'S DATA AS WELL AS O!R 

S\RCES4 ,H[ MU* ( ! DISP>ITY BETWE5 POPULATION GR[? & 

BAD LIV+ CONDITIONS IS DUE 9 ,BANGLADE%1 ,9DIA1 & ,PAKI/AN1 

= EXAMPLE1L>GELY TO PATT]NS ( L& [N]%IP8 ,9 S\!RN 

,ASIA1 SOME #c MILLION RURAL H\SEHOLDS [N NO L& OR V]Y LITTLE1 

A FIGURE ?AT REPRES5TS #d P]C5T ( NE>LY ALL RURAL H\SEHOLDS 

9 ! SUBCONT95T4 ,SIMIL> FIGURES >E EM]G+ FROM ,AFRICAN 

DATA &1 V]Y DISA/R\SLY1 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,L& DI/RIBUTION 

IS N[ SO LOPSID$ 9 ! ,?IRD ,WORLD 9 FAVOR ( COMM]CIAL 

F>M+ & A H&FUL ( ELITE L&[N]S ?AT ONE CAN NO LONG] 

TALK ( A 0POPULATION PROBLEM0 )\T RELAT+ IT TO A CLASS 

& SOCIAL PROBLEM4 

,IT W\LD TAKE SEV]AL VOLUMES TO UNTANGLE ! MIX$ ?READS 

?AT 9T]TW9E HUNG] ) L&[N]%IP1 MAT]IAL IMPROVEM5TS 

) DECL9+ POPULATION GR[?1 TE*NOLOGY ) FOOD PRODUCTION1 

! FRAGILITY ( FAMILIAL CU/OMS ) ! NE$S ( WOM5 TO 

A*IEVE FULL P]SONHOOD1 9T]NAL CIVIL W>S 7(T5 F9ANC$ BY 

WE/]N IMP]IALI/S7 ) FAM9ES -- & ! ROLE ( ! ,WORLD 

,BANK & ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,MONET>Y ,FUND ) PATT]NS ( FOOD 

CULTIVATION4 ,WE/]N]S HAVE ONLY REC5TLY GA9$ A SMALL 

GLIMPSE ( ! ROLE ( ! ,I,M,F & ,WORLD ,BANK 9 PRODUC+ A 

T]RIBLE FAM9E 9 ! ,SUDAN BY OBLIG+ ! C\NTRY TO %IFT 

FROM ! CULTIVATION ( FOOD 9 >EAS ( RI* SOIL TO ! CUL 

TIVATION ( COTTON4 

,?IS MU* MU/ BE EMPHASIZ$3 IF ! 0POPULATION ISSUE0 IS 

9DE$ ! 0LITMUS TE/0 ( ONE'S ECOLOGICAL \TLOOK1 AS ! 

TOP HON*O ( '',E>? ,FIR/601 ,DAVID ,=EMAN1 HAS DECL>$1 !N 

IT IS A WILDLY SCRAMBL$ BUNDLE ( SOCIAL ?READS1 NOT A ,VOODOO 

ECOLOGY TALISMAN4 ,GRE5S1 ECOLOGICALLY ORI5T$ PEOPLE1 & 

RADICALS ( ALL K9DS WILL HAVE TO UNRAVEL ?IS BUNDLE ) AN 

ACUTE S5SE ( ! SOCIAL1 NOT BY PLAY+ A NUMB]S GAME ) 

HUMAN LIFE & CL\D+ UP ?AT SOCIAL S5SE ) ?OR\<LY 

UNRELIABLE /ATI/ICAL EXTRAPOLATIONS & APOLOGIAS = CORPORATE 9T]E/S4 

,NOR CAN HUMAN BE+S BE R$UC$ TO M]E DIGITS BY NEO-,MAL?USIAN ADVOCATES )\T R$UC+ ! WORLD ( LIFE TO DIGITS 

--- AT LEA/ )\T REPLAC+ A DEC5T REG>D = LIFE1 9CLUD+ HUMAN LIFE1 ) A NEW 9HUMAN =M ( ECO-BRUTALISM4 

7,SECOND P>T TO BE CONT9U$ 9 ,SEPTEMB] ISSUE7 

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BY ! ,GRE5 ,PROGRAM ,PROJECT 9 ,BURL+TON1 ,V,T4 ,IT IS PUBLI%$ 

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