DU Poll on World Population

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66. My argument is much more nuanced than you give me credit for.

Two things can be true at the same time. Capitalism can exacerbate the problem, but overpopulation can still be a problem.

Nowhere do I advocate coercion to achieve population goals. We need to make it easy for people to make their own reproductive choices. Experience in third world countries has shown that when women are empowered, the DO lower their reproductive rate voluntarily.

You are attributing extreme statements to me that I have not made, and extreme positions that I do not hold.

I simply contend that your argument is BULLSHIT when you say carrying capacity of earth is infinite. That is absurd on its face.

If you want to prioritize economic revolution, fine. I just don't see the plan or any record of success in achieving it. So therefore we need to deal with actions we can take today that mitigate the problem.