Comments on: The Pope, The Pill And Little Things That Swim http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/ UrGently Fierce Feminism In Perilous Times Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Utopia Bold http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/comment-page-1/#comment-159729 Utopia Bold Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:53:13 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/#comment-159729 Most environmental and "green" groups won't mention overpopulation as a major cause of environmental destruction, and species extinctions (habitat destruction) and starvation. The earth can't support unending billions of people. The real reason overpopulation is not discussed is because it leads to the realization that women dont have control over their reproduction and dont have full human rights. It would be a direct confrontation to global capitalist patriarchy and male dominance. If women chose if or when to bear children,women would control the global economy since there could no longer be economic projections based upon the expected number of consumer/worker/breeder/soldier units involuntarily manufactured by women. The world would run out of cops and soldiers! What if they threw a war and nobody came? Oh my Goddess! Most environmental and “green” groups won’t mention overpopulation as a major cause of environmental destruction, and species extinctions (habitat destruction) and starvation. The earth can’t support unending billions of people.

The real reason overpopulation is not discussed is because it leads to the realization that women dont have control over their reproduction and dont have full human rights. It would be a direct confrontation to global capitalist patriarchy and male dominance.

If women chose if or when to bear children,women would control the global economy since there could no longer be economic projections based upon the expected number of consumer/worker/breeder/soldier units involuntarily manufactured by women.

The world would run out of cops and soldiers! What if they threw a war and nobody came? Oh my Goddess!

]]> By: OldMayfly http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/comment-page-1/#comment-158441 OldMayfly Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:05:51 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/#comment-158441 And, in light of current conditons, human infertility is a bad thing, why? And, in light of current conditons, human infertility is a bad thing, why?

]]> By: Dale http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/comment-page-1/#comment-158234 Dale Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:19:17 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/#comment-158234 My mother is 93 years old, when she was born, the population of the earth was just over 1 billion, today it is 6.6 billion. In one persons lifetime the population has increased over 6 times. It gets worse, in fifty years when my granddaughters reach my age, at the present rate of growth the population will be over 16 billion. Is the pope and the rest of the worlds reglious leaders so stupid as to believe that our planet can support 16 billion people? Personally I think they are. My mother is 93 years old, when she was born, the population of the earth was just over 1 billion, today it is 6.6 billion. In one persons lifetime the population has increased over 6 times. It gets worse, in fifty years when my granddaughters reach my age, at the present rate of growth the population will be over 16 billion. Is the pope and the rest of the worlds reglious leaders so stupid as to believe that our planet can support 16 billion people? Personally I think they are.

]]> By: Jane Hawes http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/comment-page-1/#comment-158202 Jane Hawes Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:50 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/#comment-158202 Like every other anti-contraception (not to mention anti-abortion) screed out there, this is not about what it purports to be about. It's certainly not about the environment. It's just another effort by a male-dominated power structure to keep women barefoot and pregnant and thereby too weak and unhealthy to stand up for our rights. And, of course, it's always the woman's fault (thank you, Nina, for putting your finger on that one!). Men apparently have no role in overpopulation or pollution or anything else. Like every other anti-contraception (not to mention anti-abortion) screed out there, this is not about what it purports to be about. It’s certainly not about the environment. It’s just another effort by a male-dominated power structure to keep women barefoot and pregnant and thereby too weak and unhealthy to stand up for our rights.

And, of course, it’s always the woman’s fault (thank you, Nina, for putting your finger on that one!). Men apparently have no role in overpopulation or pollution or anything else.

]]> By: Nina http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/comment-page-1/#comment-157944 Nina Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:37:22 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/01/05/the-pope-the-pill-and-little-things-that-swim/#comment-157944 Why aren't they mentioning all of the Viagra, Extense, etc that I'm getting sick of seeing the commercials for and the millions of spam e-mail I get? Men then have to be polluting the earth too using these male specific pills. Please! How stupid do they think we are? More dumbing down of the less educated on this planet... Why aren’t they mentioning all of the Viagra, Extense, etc that I’m getting sick of seeing the commercials for and the millions of spam e-mail I get? Men then have to be polluting the earth too using these male specific pills. Please! How stupid do they think we are? More dumbing down of the less educated on this planet…

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