truecougarblue wrote:How about mandatory death penalty for any person convicted of a violent crime who also is proven to have a gang affiliation?
Another possibilty would be free heroin for all takers.
EnergyUnlimited wrote:truecougarblue wrote:How about mandatory death penalty for any person convicted of a violent crime who also is proven to have a gang affiliation?
Another possibilty would be free heroin for all takers.
Those ideas are in general workable albeit you would have to start hanging peoples for parking offense to make a visible dent on population.
Free heroin for addicts - I think they have it in Switzerland.
Ludi wrote:None of the above
I'm in favor of incentives, not punishments.
Egomancer wrote:War...
This insures that only the best fit survive...
Ludi wrote:What about one of the methods used by the Tikopian islanders - suicidal ocean voyages? Make your mark on history - die a hero!
But more seriously - free contraception on demand. Free vasectomies. Free tubal ligations. Tons of free family planning info, maybe door-to-door family planning help, counseling.
Paid for by the community for the good of the community.
Ludi wrote:Education by people from the community is key to reproductive planning, I think. You can't just go in from the UN, hand out condoms and expect folks to start using them. That's why I say it has to be community oriented, part of a holistic view of people and their place in the community and the living world.
You might find some useful info here:
http://www.populationconnection.org/
http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/
Ludi wrote:Egomancer wrote:War...
This insures that only the best fit survive...
:lol:
"The best fit" what nonsense. The most brutal, most capable of killing. Certainly not the best fit.
:roll:
Ludi wrote:That's a weird idea. Generally folks in villages are very community oriented...
I'm not sure why you're worrying about folks in Bangladesh or Africa, personally. Are you planning to go into international aid or something? Or are you trying to make overpopulation THEIR problem? As far as resource use and stinking up the planet, the first world is far more overpopulated than undeveloped countries.
You might enjoy reading this speech by author Daniel Quinn, regarding population:
http://www.ishmael.com/Education/Writin ... tate.shtml
btu2012 wrote: I just want to understand what solutions would have support in a political environment in which there will be the will to act more forcefully (unlike today). I think such a future is coming.
Btu
Ferretlover wrote:btu2012 wrote: I just want to understand what solutions would have support in a political environment in which there will be the will to act more forcefully (unlike today). I think such a future is coming.
Btu
I don't think that there can be many solutions in a political or any other environment.
I think that religion's promises of 'a better life in the hereafter" are so firmly entrenched in the human mind that that form of 'something will save us' thinking makes problem-solving a wasted exercise for most.
It doesn't matter what religion-they ALL have "you will be rewarded" promises, so "don't worry about your life here, it doesn't matter..."
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