America's birth rate is now a national emergency

[Mister D]

I think when you start commanding women to have more babies so that you can afford to close your borders to brown people, you run into problems that are more basic in nature. See the public response to the Italian and Japanese government's infamous recent misogynistic pressure campaigns or to Poland's further crackdown on abortion rights last year.

First of all, no one is commanded to have more babies. Secondly, for now your claims of patriarchy etc. are also sheer fantasy. OTOH, brown people will eventually make the latter a reality. Thankfully, only a small segment of Western women are so deluded that they can't grasp the very basic problem that immigration presents to women in our societies. With current migration trends, you can either have more babies or you can surrender your society to patriarchal cultures. The future belongs to those around to claim it.

[Chris]

Birth Rates are at Historic Lows and Here's a Major Reason

What is dazzling to watch is the completely different relationship between kids and adults that existed then. The status of kids in society was unlike today.

They were aspiring adults and given as many responsibilities as they could handle within their range of competence, which was always shifting in the direction of more and more.

There was no Department of Labor and Department of Human Resources to "protect" them from living full lives. Kids in those days were regarded as valuable because they were tangibly productive. They worked, gained skills, and produced for their families or otherwise worked for businesses here and there. They were assets. As they gained skills, discipline, and a work ethic, they could become ever more valuable to their custodians and communities. This is a major reason why people wanted them. And the kids, in turn, were socialized to be grateful to their benefactors whether at home or work.

...And yet. Let’s talk dollars and cents. When considering whether to have kids, people know that they will contribute little to household management, and nothing positive to the bottom line, and then they must consider how much they will have to spend. You can look it up on online cost calculators. For example, if you are married and want two kids in the American South, you are going to spend $732K. That’s a daunting figure, and that’s before you start shelling out for college.

In return for which, they offer...the infinite value of their very existence.

[Mister D]

The truth is that people want more vacations and cars. They want the life that the commercials promise them they can have.

[Chris]

That and when we were agricultural kids worked the farm, beginning of the industrial age they worked factories, now all they do is ask for money and cry about being offended.

[Captain Obvious]

The truth is that people want more vacations and cars. They want the life that the commercials promise them they can have.

I want an erection that lasts 4 hours

[Chris]

I want an erection that lasts 4 hours

According to WebMD, black widow spider bites and scorpion stings can give you that. @ http://www.webmd.com/erectile-dysfun...ion-priapism#1

[MisterVeritis]

I want an erection that lasts 4 hours

you would have no place(s) to put it.

[IMPress Polly]

Mister D wrote:
First of all, no one is commanded to have more babies. Secondly, for now your claims of patriarchy etc. are also sheer fantasy. OTOH, brown people will eventually make the latter a reality. Thankfully, only a small segment of Western women are so deluded that they can't grasp the very basic problem that immigration presents to women in our societies. With current migration trends, you can either have more babies or you can surrender your society to patriarchal cultures. The future belongs to those around to claim it.

First of all, assuming that you refer to the choice of compulsory motherhood versus Islamic theocracy (which, knowing you, is I'm pretty sure what you mean), that's just a choice between two not-all-that-different forms and degrees of patriarchy in my book. Second, and more importantly, it's a false dichotomy. Have some faith in our brown-skinned Americans. They aren't all Muslims and they aren't all theocrats and terrorists, believe it or not. Not everyone thinks like you do. If it weren't for people like you in this world, it would be a much more peaceful, accepting, and frankly all-around good place to live.

[Peter1469]

If Americans decide not to have more babies, and raise them to be productive citizens, that is fine. A choice they have. But they need to understand our welfare programs will go broke. I am OK with that. But I expect many are not.

Immigration can help, so long as we are smart with who we grant the privilege of citizenship to and who is allowed to enter temporarily for seasonal work.

But the fact remains: taxpayers pay for the welfare programs, along with the rest of government.

[Mister D]

First of all, assuming that you refer to the choice of compulsory motherhood versus Islamic theocracy (which, knowing you, is I'm pretty sure what you mean), that's just a choice between two not-all-that-different forms and degrees of patriarchy in my book. Second, and more importantly, it's a false dichotomy. Have some faith in our brown-skinned Americans. They aren't all Muslims and they aren't all theocrats and terrorists, believe it or not. Not everyone thinks like you do. If it weren't for people like you in this world, it would be a much more peaceful, accepting, and frankly all-around good place to live.

No one is commanded to have babies, Polly. There is no "compulsory motherhood". This is sheer fantasy and unfortunately typical of fringe feminist bloviating. Secondly, if you think there exists any serious parallel between Islamic theocracy and Western society you're delusional. Third, much of human civilization is deeply patriarchal, Polly. Indeed, a large majority of the global population lives within a deeply patriarchal culture. You don't Polly. That's the point. Thankfully, Western women generally get it even if you don't. The self-defeating stupidity of radical feminism, particularly with regard to immigration, isn't a big seller. That bodes well for the rights, dignity and role of women in our civilization.