Courageous Thoughts
February 13, 2004
DavePollard is having the courage to say some unpalatable things about overpopulation: (2QJ)
I am increasingly and reluctantly coming to the conclusion that the only answer -- if there is an answer at all -- is coercive. Not in the political sense -- people are already doing all the unnatural things they can bear, and no political edict to reduce population could ever succeed. We must sabotage the system. We must run the careening SUV off the road before it crashes and kills us all. (2QK)
Drastic change is often far easier to think about than to make happen. There is usually a dramatic cost of some kind. For instances, one's free to be you and me shine beomes severely tarnished when considering solutions to overpopulation that might work. And any complex system has so many variables that it is hard to prioritize. (2QL)
A similar balance comes into play when considering "anyone but Bush in 2004" versus supporting the development and validation of third parties. (2QM)
Comments
Ahem. (2QR)
I have a solution! A giant Space Rock which collides into the earth, killing most if not all of us. This would solve a multitude of problems, including (but not limited to) over-population. To this end (and relating strongly to your post), I have formed the American Space Rock party, and am even now working on the Official Party Platform document. The current draft is available for viewing at http://www.burningchrome.com:8000/mt/stan/Space_Rock_platform.html (2QS)
Vote Early! Vote Often! Vote Space Rock! (2QT)