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The Next Millenium (r)

(written by iearn@iearn.org, 03/22/1996)

/* Written  4:50 PM  Dec 17, 1995 by dhurst in igc:iearn.tc */
Over the population
by Benjamin Bureau

It's proven that we all have a really big problem
in our modern society, it's a mutual problem for all
different societies and ethnic groups. This problem is
alive and ever growing, it's the fact that we have a
growing population, and that the living space and the
balance of nature is probably on the verge of collapse,
OK sorry about that little miss information, but it's
true that in several years (80-100) our population
(Groliers), if it grows continuously at this present
rate, we will be in very big trouble, because most
under developed and over populated countries will
become growing cesspools of decay and death, where
decease could run rampant and even more ecological
disasters could emerge. It's also very scary to see that
at our present rate of growth earth will no longer
have the means to support us, or would it.  Since from
most of my research, I have found conflicts in
between whether we would have enough food, plus
the fact that we still try to make a big profit with that
food.  We prefer to have it waist away in some
warehouse rather than give it to a under developing
country that would use it to live ....  Okay now the
next  thing I'm going to write is probably going to
shock and aggravate some people but honestly,  It's
crossed all your minds but some actually believe it.  In
some minds it's strange but they don't feel that bad
about all does starving people in Somalia and other
African, and Asian countries since they are starving
for the sole reason that we want our countries to have
a steady market (Kraft,Oliver). plus there sort of
regulating our overgrown population..... even worst
some people are actually looking at "aids"  as a
natural population control, I even read in a News
article that some of the diseases that are leveling
villages in Africa could have been engineered as
warfare and then later let out in secluded villages as
way to test there effects. In overall it shouldn't be that
hard to have an equal distribution of food, but since
it's in human nature to fight over power and money,
giving that food away would make us loose some of
that power and money and few people are willing to
take that step. Plus in that case we would still be left
with the over over population problem. all I can come
up with is the fact that there is just no real solution in
sight and that we should let nature take it's course
(Kraft,Oliver). and what ever happens is probably
suppose to happen since nature is always going to win
over us.  But I'm not having any Children in a world
like ours...


Oliver, Kraft.  Personal interview.  14 DEC 1995.

"Population." Grolier Electronic Publishing, 1993.