Dan Brown’s most recent novel (forgive me for forgetting the title) seems to be paving the way for making intellectually respectable the idea of involuntary sterilization of masses of humanity, and - predictably - those targeted masses are largely those populating the Third World. The desire for a massive reduction of the human population is an often-stated goal of the environmental movement, and I’ve often wondered how far they are willing to go in pursuit of that goal.
When they start offing themselves and start taking one for the team, then I might be impressed.