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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 08:49 PM Original message |
Riots, hoarding, panic: the sign of things to come? |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. The planet can't support six and a half billion humans |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Are you sure? |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. that's using corn.....not rice. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. No one? |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Go talk to Al Gore or |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. ahem. I've looked at the facts. Pop growth is declining in |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. and as for "carbon trader" Gore, he can |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Education....you know, if women of the |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I wonder why some people can't have a discussion without personal attacks. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. hemp seed could help feed the world. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. ethanol, not biodiesel. n/t |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Has more to do |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Don't worry about it. |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. optimal population |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. The US, with 300 million, consumes 1/4 the world's resources. n/t |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. So .... The Conservatives have been in control of things for 6 years .... |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. But we love fetuses! |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's not look'n good is it... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
10. Local police here: Holdups used to be for drug money... |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. 37 percent jump in robberies here in Winston-Salem |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. That's because of the decline in Christian values |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. And...and...and the 10 Commandments in *every* public place!!! |
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Doctor Cynic (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. I know quite a few daughters of Praire farmers...that might be handy one day. |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's time to whip up some Soylent Green! |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
49. Now that would be hilarious if |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Well, it was just A Modest Proposal |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Irony intended, I assume. |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
57. Aren't we drifting in that direction already? |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
14. So.. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 03:10 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. One |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 05:05 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Overpopulation IS the problem. Your sense of entitlement betrays your ignorance. nt |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. And your adherence to outdated Malthusian Dogma betrays your |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Please don't try to say that managing the Earth and addressing overpopulation is "lacking of human |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
45. Hmm have you worked in areas of the world where that Malthusian curve |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. malthus? carrying capacity? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Yes, Malthus and CARRYING CAPACITY |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. "Free clue"? |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. Limits to growth |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. 300 million in the US use 1/4 the world's resources. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
46. Yes, but those 3rd world countries are catching up fast. How long before there isn't enough food |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
40. Sense of entitlement? |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. The ONLY reason people have lots of kids is because of entitlement, ego or religion. |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #47 |
58. And it is severe arrogance to assume |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 04:27 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. So which is it for you? Entitlement? Ego? Religion? |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 07:41 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Actually |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. The world is NOT quite large enough for all of us. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I suggest you start with yourself, then. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. That's cute. But it is important to understand that Overpopulation is a problem, |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. It's not cute, it's fact. The US is 5% of the world's population, but |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. Exactly |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. That's great. Interesting scenarios, now back to reality. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. If the people you're contracepting aren't the ones consuming |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #48 |
56. You cannot claim that everyone is going to want to consume more and more. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. The point isn't some place in the future, where people |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
42. The problem, as has been pointed out... |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 05:43 AM Response to Original message |
17. I already see the signs in Michigan. One gas station was robbed twice with in two hours. |
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Bushwick Bill (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
19. Yes. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Yes, fear. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
29. There's no food shortage. |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. What do you advise us to do? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. I advise you to get together with your friends & neighbors & talk |
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