[farlander]

Westerners are limiting their child-bearing in large part because of the huge tax burden imposed on them by governments which force them to pay for raising the many children produced by less intelligent Westerners.

Actually that is not correct. Most european countries have serious child tax credits. Heck, in Germany, the govm't flat out pays to the parents almost a $1K a month per child. And Germans still don't have them. Frankly, its about selfishness. The developed European world's professionals, intelligencia, generally the middle and upper classes, don't want to give up the good life (the travel, vacations, dining) that raising children requires. Hence the birth rate. They consider the lifestyle they're accustomed to a right. But that could all change should a serious threat to existence manifest itself, as it is beginning to now. In either case, outbreeding is not necessary nor a solution. The current technological advantage we enjoy nullifies any number advantage they might hope to achieve in next 100 years, and the technological divide will only widen. The issue is that internal enemies must be expelled and stopped from undermining the wester infrastructure on the inside. I'm not worried yet. I believe they overplayed their hand and moved to soon. The Europe is awakening.

[rbg81]

Good analysis--I agree with just about everything you've said. I think Europe has a ways to go before it really "awakens". Their dilemma is that in order to solve their Muslim problem, they've got to jettison the politically correct dogma they've been preaching for the last 20 years. Admitting you're wrong is a formidable psychological hurdle.