Malthusians on the March

[Lisa & Ian Murray]

The costs of inducing fear of sex is cheaper than shutting down all the
malls and factories? Especially in the US?

Ian


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Doug Henwood
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 1:04 PM
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: Re: Malthusians on the March
>
>
> Jeffrey St. Clair quoted:
>
> >WHEREAS: The population of the U.S. is six percent of the world's
> >population, consuming up to 25 percent of the world's natural
> >resources.
>
> This is what I can't understand about the Malthusians' argument. Why
> is the problem the population and not the resource consumption (and
> waste production)? Is it that they want to be able to maintain
> *their* high level of consumption, so eliminating almost everyone
> else might make the arrangement more sustainable?
>
> Doug
>