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Italians not having kids, and now, not getting married either: new stats
Life Site News ^ | June 6, 2011 | HILARY WHITE

Posted on 06/06/2011 2:50:08 PM PDT by NYer

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1 posted on 06/06/2011 2:50:10 PM PDT by NYer
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Truly tragic! I spent many years in Italy during which time I grew to understand and appreciate the Italian culture. This trend was beginning to emerge at that time. I am truly sorry to learn the italians have not addressed this problem.

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2 posted on 06/06/2011 2:52:32 PM PDT by NYer ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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If Italian women don’t care about being married, I guess that’s the end of the story.


3 posted on 06/06/2011 2:55:25 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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Part of the problem is economic. Some are reluctant to get married while waiting for more economic security. You can work in Italy and literally not get paid, at all.


4 posted on 06/06/2011 2:57:33 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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Somehow I’m sure this is the case in Marxachusetts as well, although I haven’t seen any studies done yet.


5 posted on 06/06/2011 2:58:02 PM PDT by fwdude (Prosser wins, Goonions lose.)
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The birth rate for US whites is not much higher, about 1.8.


6 posted on 06/06/2011 3:04:21 PM PDT by nbenyo
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It won’t be long before Italy and the rest of Europe becomes part of The Caliphate.


7 posted on 06/06/2011 3:06:36 PM PDT by Signalman
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Don’t be too alarmed. This will be reversed soon.

Unfortunately, by then the most popular name for a newborn will be “Mohammed.”


8 posted on 06/06/2011 3:08:18 PM PDT by ibytoohi (No)
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The birth rate for US whites is not much higher, about 1.8.

You'd think that a strongly Catholic country like Italy would have higher birth rates. This is a head scratcher.

But I wonder what it is in Marxist states like MA, and other sodomy strongholds.

9 posted on 06/06/2011 3:08:37 PM PDT by fwdude (Prosser wins, Goonions lose.)
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They must have missed all the ‘don’t shack up’ sermons.


10 posted on 06/06/2011 3:11:27 PM PDT by ex-snook ("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory")
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Marxachusetts is so strange; it’s got an Irish Catholic majority and lots of kids running around - free med care for kids under 18. But then all kinds of whacked out sodomy laws put upon the populace by the ruling elitists.


11 posted on 06/06/2011 3:19:49 PM PDT by MissMack99 (BO Stinks!)
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Marxachusetts is so strange; it’s got an Irish Catholic majority...

Maybe they're too drunk to know any better. :)

12 posted on 06/06/2011 3:27:02 PM PDT by fwdude (Prosser wins, Goonions lose.)
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“Don’t be too alarmed. This will be reversed soon.”

On what basis, do you make this claim?


13 posted on 06/06/2011 3:34:19 PM PDT by cowtowney
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In socialist nations, the cost of living is too high. People are too busy working to pay taxes, and children are expensive. Besides, Italian women were abused for centuries by cheating husbands, and they had no way out of these unhappy marriages. When given the choice, apparently these young Italian women would prefer to remain single. My mother and her sisters are all full blooded Italian, but born in the US [their parents were born in Italy]. My mother and aunts all married non-Italian men, after witnessing their parents’ marriage and the culture. Sorry to fellow Italians out there, but this has been my family’s experience.


14 posted on 06/06/2011 4:06:09 PM PDT by GOPBlonde
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In demographics, it has long been known that when a nation reaches a particular economic plateau, the birthrate drops from large families to between 2.1 and 2.3 children per family, a no growth rate.

However, both government and the predominant culture can lower this birthrate even lower, by placing additional burdens on prospective parents. Often these seem benign, or even beneficial, such as setting minimal standards for education, health and prosperity. Each new requirement discourages a few more couples from having even two children, or any at all.

Other factors, such as employment, prices, taxes, residences; city, suburban or rural living; ease of contraception and abortion, and adult oriented entertainment come into play as well. And then, finally, religion and morality can either encourage or discourage having children.

Only one modern nation has ever succeeded in creating a baby boom, albeit unintentionally, and that is the United States. It achieved this through a peculiar combination of factors.

1) New cities, with far more adults of child bearing age than typical.
2) Mostly male (9-5) employment, with females taking the role of housekeeper, and wages high enough, and taxes low enough, for a one breadwinner household income.
3) A general lack of adult oriented entertainment, though lots of schools, churches, and other family oriented recreation.
4) Boredom, which was a critical factor in deciding to have children for many. If they could afford it, why not have children? It was something to do.

Since this is the only model known to work, if Italy, or Russia, or any of the other developed nations truly wish to increase their marriage and birthrate, this is the way for them to achieve it.


15 posted on 06/06/2011 4:37:29 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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This is a suicide of a whole tribe of modern people. They followed secular elitists (tribal leaders) whose advice and modern culture and education was designed for their demise.

People’s spirits, hearts and minds do not thrive in a culture of death. The culture of death took hold of Western people when the Western secular elite decided the globe was over populated and they hated God and loved evil.

All white tribes will be following the same path; the Italians just led the pack of lemmings. We have all been debased and culturally cleansed. Currently we are permitting the elite in the US to sexually twist children in schools so they will not create normal families and heterosexual relationships in the future.


16 posted on 06/06/2011 4:40:47 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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17 posted on 06/06/2011 4:42:17 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Just once I'd like someone to call me 'Sir' without adding 'You're making a scene.' - Homer Simpson)
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They will get married and they will go back to having kids as the country goes on,if there is an ethnic group or country resilient to keep on surviving it is them.


18 posted on 06/06/2011 4:48:47 PM PDT by Del Rapier
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Yes indeed. Sad to see it coming.


19 posted on 06/06/2011 5:17:35 PM PDT by onona (I play hockey)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

“However, both government and the predominant culture can lower this birthrate even lower, by placing additional burdens on prospective parents. Often these seem benign, or even beneficial, such as setting minimal standards for education, health and prosperity. Each new requirement discourages a few more couples from having even two children, or any at all.”

You have solved Riddle of the Sphinx. Very, very, few people can understand the marginal impact of policies like you mentioned. But I do think liberal leaders FULLY understand these impacts, and they are VERY HAPPY with the results.


20 posted on 06/06/2011 7:09:10 PM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts))
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