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originally posted by: HarryJoy
I found nowhere in the article where it mentioned committing genocide or killing people to reduce the population. It said the population needs to be stabilized and then ideally reduced slowly over time that can be accomplished through reproduction control of the population.
originally posted by: HarryJoy
I found nowhere in the article where it mentioned committing genocide or killing people to reduce the population. It said the population needs to be stabilized and then ideally reduced slowly over time that can be accomplished through reproduction control of the population.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York suggested this weekend that it may not be ethical to have children, given the difficulties that climate change will likely cause in the years to come.
In a live stream on her Instagram, Ocasio suggested to her 2.5 million followers that the answer was not clear. "There's scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult. And it does lead young people to have a legitimate question: Is it OK to still have children?" she asked.
Scientists Say Earth Needs Fewer People to Beat the Climate Crisis
The scientists make specific calls for policymakers to quickly implement systemic change to energy, food, and economic policies. But they go one step further, into the politically fraught territory of population control. It “must be stabilized—and, ideally, gradually reduced—within a framework that ensures social integrity,” they write.