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on Friday November 16 2018, @02:15AM
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'Remarkable' decline in fertility rates
There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers.
Their report found fertility rate falls meant nearly half of countries were now facing a "baby bust" - meaning there are insufficient children to maintain their population size.
The researchers said the findings were a "huge surprise".
And there would be profound consequences for societies with "more grandparents than grandchildren".
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If the thunder don't get you, then the lightning will.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday November 16 2018, @03:25AM (16 children)
Let's be clear here: "growth" is not slowing. "Growth" has been reversed. The population is SHRINKING.
(Score: 5, Informative) by takyon on Friday November 16 2018, @03:45AM (15 children)
What population is shrinking? The United States? No. The world? No.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_future_population_(United_Nations,_medium_fertility_variant) [wikipedia.org]
China, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Japan, and others are projected to get hit by the shrink ray at one time or another. But the U.S., India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Congo, Tanzania, and others will see massive growth, and the world population will hit no less than 10 billion. By the time global population begins to reverse, we'll have unprecedented mastery over fertility and artificial wombs.
Obviously, unexpected plagues or wars could trash the projections. But which population are you identifying as shrinking?
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday November 16 2018, @03:54AM (8 children)
What's that word? Disingenuous? The population of the US is shrinking. That shrinking population is being offset by (mostly illegal) immigration. "Massive growth" is in store, but that will be due to colonization by other, non-US populations.
Americans are on the way out, and Mexicans and South Americans are on their way in.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @04:05AM (7 children)
What is the fundamental difference between an American and a Mexican or South American?
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @06:59AM
Americans amass troops on the border, the Mexicans let the caravan pass and the South Americans travel in caravan.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @08:10AM
obviously, south americans come from the south american continent, and mexicans come from the mexican continent.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @08:46AM (3 children)
Hue?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @09:56AM (1 child)
Chroma!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @12:35PM
Tint!!
(Score: 2) by driverless on Friday November 16 2018, @10:15AM
Due? Lue?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @06:15PM
the somewhat successful culture caucasoids have built and which is in jeopardy due to these destitute amer-indian/mongoloid hordes?
(Score: 2) by Whoever on Friday November 16 2018, @06:27AM (5 children)
The population of the USA is growing only because of immigration.
The USA needs immigrants (unless you all want to work until you die).
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @07:29AM (4 children)
Agreed. I mean, look at how much enrichment is occurring in Eurabia where 80%+ of the immigrants will likely never move off of welfare. I'm sure the great replacement will go down without a hitch.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @07:50AM (2 children)
OK, Putin troll, I can't speak for the whole of "Urabia" but:
Here in the UK, immigrants are mostly NOT on benefits, they came here to work and send remittances home
to their families who build houses back home and then they go back home to the houses - of course this takes
over 10 years, and some end up settling here. I believe this is quite similar to what happens in most of Europe.
What happens in the Middle East is that people sponsored by Russia and America bomb the hell out of each other,
while those on the receiving end run away if they can.
Your story is based on right wing fake news as found on "social" media.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @08:50AM (1 child)
Are you trying to say that if Russian and American governments and proxies stopped bombing the Middle East that there would be less refugees seeking shelter in Europe?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @12:32PM
Bingo.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @01:45PM
It's easy just to take over suburbs in a western land with the same tactics used in their home countries
If the native people object call them racists
Raping white women is easy when white men can't defend them