[Brian Kopp DPM]

So your argument seems 40 years premature - at least.

Do you know how long/far it takes to turn an aircraft carrier? And what happens if you wait too long to turn away from underwater obstructions? At that point, no matter what you do, you hit the rocks.

Demographic trends take generations to reverse. It took generations for the fertility rate to get where it is today, and its still collapsing.

It will take generations to turn that around.

[Gideon7]

Do you know how long/far it takes to turn an aircraft carrier?

Actually, compared to a civilian cruise ship, a Nimitz-class CVN is quite manuverable.

I once saw a Youtube video of a new CVN (forget which one) suddenly turning to port during sea trials. The thing did a 90 degree turn at full speed in about 3 boat lengths. The whole deck tipped about 20-25 degrees during the turn.

It was awesome to watch. I wish I had the video link.

[allmendream]

Fertility rate has been seen to go from 7 children per women to 3 to 2 in just a few generations - it can go back just as easily. It doesn't take generations to change birth rates - just a change in the situation that makes having babies more desirable and BLAMO the birth rate increases almost immediately - or at least within 9 months. ;)