tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321255.post5987905826738333125..comments2023-04-10T02:18:25.575-07:00Comments on spew-it-all: Lullaby for Insanityspew-it-allhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110154444737921136noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321255.post-60332556189711851472008-06-15T06:21:00.000-07:002008-06-15T06:21:00.000-07:00It's hard to think who should have the right to ju...It's hard to think who should have the right to judge women's fertility decisions. I somewhat agree with the over-population and slow growth correlation, but when it came to my own babies, I would not want anyone to tell me that my decision to have another child is bad for the environment, the economy, or whatever. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, the story for much of the developed nations is of below replacement fertility and ageing population. So it's not always clear cut when there are too many or too little (people in X)!<BR/><BR/>Happy bloggingKatadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609604218278293458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321255.post-62396204256436415212008-05-07T17:50:00.000-07:002008-05-07T17:50:00.000-07:00Vernelli says "We both passionately wanted to save...Vernelli says "We both passionately wanted to save the planet - not produce a new life which would only add to the problem."<BR/><BR/>To sterilize seems an extreme measure to the problem of overpopulation...however I think more and more women are not having children for one reason or another and I think it is good for them to choose not to rather than to feel pressure to do so. Overpopulation is a problem, as is the unequal distribution of wealth and food. I suppose she thinks she's making a difference the same way as I grow vegetables..whether it really has any impact on the environment only time will tell.MommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321255.post-92085721796168540722008-05-05T08:28:00.000-07:002008-05-05T08:28:00.000-07:00"Amartya Sen once said that there have not never b..."Amartya Sen once said that there have not never been food shortage in the world, but only unfair distribution." <BR/><BR/>Thanks for this quote.<BR/>I'm definitely going to print it out and stick it to the fridge! <BR/><BR/>Anyways, this is my first time here - eventhough I've seen your username quite often. So, hello, and happy blogging!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321255.post-53386050501751798582008-05-03T07:49:00.000-07:002008-05-03T07:49:00.000-07:00Ah...we shall go back to Malthus, shan't we? I can...Ah...we shall go back to Malthus, shan't we? <BR/><BR/>I can't disagree with you if over population is not a good idea...but there is a fallacy in her logic; it's slippery slope!<BR/><BR/>contraception is good but do not allude to the idea that babies are bad for environment. Rather it needs a control over population. <BR/><BR/>Lower quality of life? Papuan population is smaller than Java, why did they experience food shortage? Amartya Sen once said that there have not never been food shortage in the world, but only unfair distribution. <BR/><BR/>Does Vernelli think this? Does she say anything when there was over production of potatoes in the US, they were thrown away rather then giving it away to Africa? Protecting domestic price at the expense of others.spew-it-allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110154444737921136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321255.post-88128352767325806072008-05-03T05:36:00.000-07:002008-05-03T05:36:00.000-07:00i was just wondering. rather than the babies are ...i was just wondering. rather than the babies are bad for the environment idea, couldn't u say that too many children are bad for the population and themselves as a whole?<BR/><BR/>basically vernelli's idea is an offshoot of the over population idea, that too many ppl lead to lower quality of life.<BR/><BR/>which, when u look at java say, is kinda obvious, isn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523641844919145486noreply@blogger.com