It’s funny how the left has things backwards. When poor countries industrialize and become wealthy, the birth rate declines. But the left is worried about overpopulation AND they are against industrialization and the increase of wealth for everyone under capitalism. They are concerned about the environment but they approve of inefficient, polluting industries in communist countries and they hate modern, less polluting industries in capitalist countries. Go figure.
The Left is against people living high carbon lifestyles prattling on endlessly about how we should be concerned with our “carbon footprint”.
BUT
Simultaneously they are for poor people from 3rd world countries living low carbon emission lifestyles (ie they’re poor) moving to rich countries to live high carbon emission lifestyles (ie become wealthier).
Wouldn’t it be better for Earth Mother Gaia to just leave the millions who flock to the US and Europe in their 3rd world chit-holes to live poverty stricken low carbon lifestyles?
The problem is we have built a system where children are unnecessary.
It used to be you needed kids to help work the farm or in the shop. Now everyone works for corporations with no family ties.
It used to be you needed kids to look after you in old age. Now Uncle Sam will do that with Social Security and Medicare.
Kids are a gift, but they are also a burden. There is no reason people need to accept that burden in the modern world.