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House of Roberts

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2. Exploding the population is asinine.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 12:41 PM

Apr 28

We can’t feed the people we have now. We can’t live sustainably with more people using limited and declining resources. Growth isn’t an option. Monopoly isn’t an option either.

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The Far Right's Campaign to Explode the Population [View all] Nevilledog Apr 28 OP

They'll need lots of replacements if they're all gonna drive Teslas /nt bucolic_frolic Apr 28 #1

I think Japan is the first country facing severe population decline jimfields33 Apr 28 #11

Exploding the population is asinine. House of Roberts Apr 28 #2

Humans are already multigraincracker Apr 28 #3

Insert the word "white" before "population." Sky Jewels Apr 28 #4

Ding ding malaise Apr 28 #6

Thanks, malaise. Sky Jewels Apr 28 #8

Thanks malaise Apr 28 #10

Exactly TexasBushwhacker Apr 28 #13

"People" aren't having enough babies? Those people would be women. Those births will be forced. Hekate Apr 28 #5

It's "Idiocracy" in real life. Mike Judge is a prophet. kysrsoze Apr 28 #7

The kings of no fun are going about it all wrong... Hugin Apr 28 #9

Italy's birth rate has plummeted as well. yourout Apr 28 #12

The world has DOUBLED the human population WITHIN MY LIFETIME... Think. Again. Apr 28 #14

Doubled, yes. Hugin Apr 28 #16

Me too, doubled from an already too-high population. Think. Again. Apr 28 #17

I would guess area51 Apr 28 #15

The more of us there are NanaCat Apr 28 #18

I agree, as more jobs are lost to robots and AI, i predict walkingman Apr 28 #19

The 'no abortion' right wing policy... A few dead women are acceptable losses for the goal of more babies. keithbvadu2 Apr 28 #20

The alt-right is creepy-obsessed with proliferating White babies. Oneironaut Apr 28 #21