Hi again, been away for awhile
To answer your questions:
first , we are not in the risk of being overpopulated, but in the Philippines this is a growing problem.
second, dont you think its a good thing that we help?
hi, too. welcome back. (i was out for a couple of days myself.)
please let me put it simply, rj10, and i hope i won't sound too belligerent about it; it is but too western to look at us as more mouths to feed rather than more hands that work.
while it is acknowledged that it is a universally good thing to help, when it comes to geopolitics, the reality is such that any country that appears benevolent with its aid actually has its own interests to protect first and foremost. there is no aid without a tag that serves the donor’s interests. the idea of overpopulation and its control is no exception. the controversial
1974 National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests (NSSM200) of the
United States National Security Council, as directed by henry kissinger, is a fine example. thus:
The policy gives "paramount importance" to population control measures and the promotion of contraception among 13 populous countries, including the Philippines, to control rapid population growth.
The policy deems population growth as inimical to the socio-political and economic growth of these countries and to the
national interests of the United States, since the "U.S. economy will require large and increasing amounts of minerals from abroad", and these countries can produce destabilizing opposition forces against the United States.
It recommends the US leadership to "influence national leaders" and that "improved world-wide support for population-related efforts should be sought through increased emphasis on mass media and other population education and motivation programs by the UN, USIA, and USAID."
This was adopted as official U.S. policy by President Gerald Ford in November 1975. It was originally classified, but was later declassified and obtained by researchers in the early 1990s.
The thirteen countries named in the report as particularly problematic with respect to U.S. security interests: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil. These countries are projected to create 47 percent of all world population growth.
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