Russia, you see, has a serious problem with population decline. They’re expecting a 28 percent plunge in women of childbearing age by 2032. Their population peaked at about 148 million, in 1991.
You might notice that as the year of the collapse of communism. After the revolution, a series of factors — including introduction to the joys of international capitalism, with the accompanying loss of free health care, spiking economic inequality, accelerated substance abuse, etc. — caused Russia to begin shrinking....Correlation isn't necessarily causation, but ….
On the other hand, immigration is a mixed bag. In the US, non-whites are multiplying faster than white people. As a result, the demographics of the country are shifting, much to the dissatisfaction of those traditionalists that feel strongly about the European heritage of the US as what makes America different and is responsible for the greatness of the country.
Rolling Stone
Taibbi: Russia’s Biggest Problem Will Soon Be Ours
Matt Taibbi
3 comments:
I think the world could do with less people.
We are busy accelerating the process in a variety of ways.
Last time I checked every country in Latin American was founded by a European nation and was full of people of European descent.
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