[MinorityRepublican]

They have no respect for our sovereignty, or any rule of law, for that matter; they fill our country with narcotics, and criminals and thugs, take work away from Americans, negligently bear tons of babies, whether there is enough food to feed them or not, and will overpopulate our nation just as they have their own.

Have you read the book, The Death of the West?

One of the fatal flaws of the Western Civilization is that we have ceased to respect life to the point that we are not able to replace ourselves.

Maybe there is something wrong with our culture?

The Meek shall inherit the Earth.

[Risa]

>>Have you read the book, The Death of the West?<<


>>One of the fatal flaws of the Western Civilization is that we have ceased to respect life to the point that we are not able to replace ourselves.<<

The book raises an intriguing thought. I would agree that the western world has lost respect for life, specifically the unborn child -- an evil, tragic flaw. Yet, I would not consider the decision to raise smaller families a tragic flaw. (I am not talking about using abortion as birth control, which is abhorrent behavior, to my mind, rather I am talking about responsible reproductive behavior).

The families I know today are smaller because parents have limited family size to the number of children they could reasonably afford. They understand that to raise healthy adults, one must provide children with certain environmental requirements --love and attention, health care, and so on, as well as food and clothing. By limiting family size, parents could invest more in individual children and improve the child's chances of becoming a healthy adult. To me this shows a great respect for the life of the child.


I would also submit that one of the flaws of the 'developing' world is the negligent behavior of bringing into the world one child after another, despite the knowledge that no resources exsist to feed them or to provide for them, i.e. bringing new life into a world of hunger, disease and misery. Such behavior, to me, shows a terrible disrespect for life.

Also, I think the developed world has behaved responsibly with respect to population growth. If everyone had huge families, population growth would soar out of control, just as it has in the developing world. (and I hate the idea of using the United States as a pressure-release valve for people who have no discipline, reproductive-wise.)

These are my thoughts, without having read the intriguing book. Thanks for the reference, though; I shall definitely read it.

risa