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Population explosion: the making of a vision.

The authors of the publication "Population Explosion: the Making of a Vision" state: "During our research in the US our goal was to find out how the problem of 'overpopulation' had become, or better said, been made universal following the Second World War. How was it possible that the view become consensus that population size is determined by state or internationally controlled economic variables and that the future of this planet depended upon an optimal control? Finally, how did contraception or the decision how many children a women bears become a political question? Better said, how did they become part of US foreign policy? Through our research we became acquainted with the development of the contraception of 'overpopulation,' from myth to scientific fact, from the perspective of those who were responsible for this evolution." This publication also includes the authors' conclusions of their study and 32 documents consulted by them. It is an interesting vision on how consensus is created.

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The Cairo plan.

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National interests.

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The real problem.

I really was dismayed to see the basic cause of all our planet's problems buried in the September/October 96 issue: "...religious zealots might wreck the family planning needs of a billion people...." Let's face hard facts: all these problems would go away if the planet's population were small enough. What we really need to establish is what the population of the earth should be, and then set out to achieve that population as soon as possible. All of our efforts to reduce automobile pollution, the amount of reactor waste, the number of species being obliterated, etc., are just postponing the inevitable. What we need to look at, and keep track of, are those factors that encourage expanding population and discourage population control. For example, most businesses like to see the population expand so they can have a growing customer base. I truly appreciate your efforts. But if we are going to get anywhere we have to clearly identify the real problem. And then we have to break it down into manageable pieces and go to work on them. Otherwise we are going to keep looking at the graphs and wringing our hands as this accumulation of problems builds until it sweeps over us like a giant tsunami.

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