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In reply to the discussion: Gohmert: ‘Scary’ that liberal elites would use vaccines for ‘culling the population’ of humans [View all]adieu
(1,009 posts)* There are no vaccines to "cull the population" If there were, it would be called a weapon (possibly of mass destruction).
* As a planet, we are not overpopulated, not by a long shot.
* We have a larger global population now than ever before because people are not dying off as fast as they used to. That's the primary driver of increased population over the past 70 years.
* Expect to see the rate of population growth to crest in the next few decades and possibly see a drop in global population after that, as those who were born during the globally high birth rate generations die out.
* Right now, only Africa, parts of South America and parts of South Asia have high birth rates. Once these countries achieve economic stability and growth, they will behave like all other countries and their birth rates will drop. It only makes sense for the first world countries to do as much as they can to help these second and third world countries improve themselves so that they too will have lower birth rates. Would definitely help to have more female political leaders.