Elephant in the room

[bunn]

You'd think occasionally on some of these news stories they'd acknowledge that a big part of the problem is that there are too many people.

UK water use 'worsening global crisis'

What do we need 8 billion people for anyway?  Wouldn't the world be a nicer place all round if we'd stuck at, say, 5 billion, and had more whales and orangutans instead...?

Comments

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Contraception and reproductive education treads on so many toes. I guess that's understandable when the great taboos, religion and reproduction are involved, and it's only too easy to get racism rearing its ugly head as well. :-/

Giving people water or food is uncontroversial, but giving them condoms, or heaven forbid the pill is apparently much more controversial. Rarely does it seem to be mentioned that many people might actually choose not to have large families, given a real choice...

[thecatsamuel.livejournal.com]

I think it's a feminist issue as well because it's so much about letting women control their bodies and (shlock horror) their sexuality.

I no longer give to Catholic/evangelical charities because of their stance on birth control.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Yes, I agree. Lack of contraception goes hand in hand with a life lacking choices. :-(