Comments on: Oh Siblings, Where Art Thou? http://www.virtuemag.org/articles/oh-siblings-where-art-thou Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:01:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Theresa Moss http://www.virtuemag.org/articles/oh-siblings-where-art-thou#comment-2059 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:45:56 +0000 http://www.virtuemag.org/articles/oh-siblings-where-art-thou#comment-2059 "I’m not saying I agree with them, just that debt and careers aren’t the only reason to stop at two." Oh, yes, definitely! I hope it didn't seem like I was saying those were the only two reasons. I know there are several other reasons (whether they be right or wrong) why parents would only have two children. “I’m not saying I agree with them, just that debt and careers aren’t the only reason to stop at two.”

Oh, yes, definitely! I hope it didn’t seem like I was saying those were the only two reasons.
I know there are several other reasons (whether they be right or wrong) why parents would only have two children.

]]> by: Derek http://www.virtuemag.org/articles/oh-siblings-where-art-thou#comment-2058 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:34:18 +0000 http://www.virtuemag.org/articles/oh-siblings-where-art-thou#comment-2058 Americans who don't have more children because they don't want to overpopulate the world have fallen prey to a common misconception. The world's population is certainly growing, but the growth is coming almost entirely in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The population in almost all Western nations will soon be plummeting due to low birth rates. (In Europe the average fertility rate has fallen to 1.4 children, which is way below the replacement level of 2.1). If the current fertility rates hold, Europe's population will decline to 207 million by the end of this century. Europe is essentially dying. The same thing is beginning to happen in America, which is beginning to also see record-low birth rates. The only reason our population is still growing at the current rate is because of immigration and the high birth rates of those immigrants--especially Hispanics. To put things bluntly in more ethnic terms--whites are a dying race right now. Americans who don’t have more children because they don’t want to overpopulate the world have fallen prey to a common misconception.

The world’s population is certainly growing, but the growth is coming almost entirely in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The population in almost all Western nations will soon be plummeting due to low birth rates. (In Europe the average fertility rate has fallen to 1.4 children, which is way below the replacement level of 2.1).

If the current fertility rates hold, Europe’s population will decline to 207 million by the end of this century. Europe is essentially dying. The same thing is beginning to happen in America, which is beginning to also see record-low birth rates. The only reason our population is still growing at the current rate is because of immigration and the high birth rates of those immigrants—especially Hispanics.

To put things bluntly in more ethnic terms—whites are a dying race right now.

]]> by: Melanie http://www.virtuemag.org/articles/oh-siblings-where-art-thou#comment-2057 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:28:27 +0000 http://www.virtuemag.org/articles/oh-siblings-where-art-thou#comment-2057 First of all good job on the article. Have you researched all the reasons why a mom would only have two chldren? Overpopulation, older parents, cost of help in having children, adoption expenses, not being able to have any more physically...? I know a few people that stopped at two because they didn't want to overpopulate the world. I'm not saying I agree with them, just that debt and careers aren't the only reason to stop at two. First of all good job on the article. Have you researched all the reasons why a mom would only have two chldren? Overpopulation, older parents, cost of help in having children, adoption expenses, not being able to have any more physically…? I know a few people that stopped at two because they didn’t want to overpopulate the world. I’m not saying I agree with them, just that debt and careers aren’t the only reason to stop at two.

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