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Demographic Sleight-of-hand

Pregnant Woman Contrary to the conventional narrative about European demographic
decline, a trio of researchers claims that increased prosperity is now
causing Old World birthrates to rise. But what are the statistics
behind the statistics?

By Selwyn Duke

Although there are still some kept awake by Soylent Green nightmares
of overpopulation, many recognize that the developed world has long
experienced a birth dearth. The pattern has been consistent: wherever
societies modernize and attain prosperity — be it Europe, North
America, Asia or elsewhere — a drop in birthrates to below replacement
level (2.1 children per couple) follows. (This doesn’t mean prosperity
necessarily causes demographic decline, only that there has in modern
times been a correlation between the two.)

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    Philip France

    Excellent article, Selwyn! I am once again awed by your logic and the manner in which you articulate it.
    The entire modern “liberal” movement is beholden to such deceit and even outright lies. Just take, for example, the health care de-form debate.
    Sadly, the lives of too many benign Americans are swept away by their appetite for distraction and entertainment and do not even realize that we being swept downstream by leaders all too willing to force civil society over the waterfall.
    Think about this: How can one reasonably explain the popularity of “reality television”? The very term is an oxymoron. How far have we fallen when we turn to a television set for “reality”?
    I once again applaud Selwyn Duke for his rare championing of Truth.

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