Birth strike movement

Sunny Disposition

The selflessness of these women, who are foregoing the chance to have a family is to be applauded. Genuinely, I don't think I've ever heard of people being so committed to something before.

Day Lewin

Almost a pity they won't have any descendants to carry on those good genes ;-)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Sunny Disposition wrote: »

The selflessness of these women, who are foregoing the chance to have a family is to be applauded. Genuinely, I don't think I've ever heard of people being so committed to something before.

Selfless? More like senseless. The one's who care about the environment will have no children to care for the Earth. Great strategy.

suicide_circus

Margaret Cash's eight kids thank you for your sacrifice

Noveight

Just an excuse for munters who can't get the ride.

Kermit.de.frog

If all women acted so responsibly who would pay their pensions and look after them in old age?

Deebles McBeebles

Nova Modern Reimbursement wrote: »

Selfless? More like senseless. The one's who care about the environment will have no children to care for the Earth. Great strategy.

Less children on the earth is the point. I doubt caring for the environment is hereditary.

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

If all women acted so responsibly who would pay their pensions and look after them in old age?

Other people's kids who pay tax and work as carers. We won't die out as a species because a few women don't have kids.

Grayson

Nova Modern Reimbursement wrote: »

Selfless? More like senseless. The one's who care about the environment will have no children to care for the Earth. Great strategy.

So you're saying we should sterilize people who are anti environment?

I'm all for that. I can think of a few people who should become eunuchs.

Grayson

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Other people's kids who pay tax and work as carers. We won't die out as a species because a few women don't have kids.

But he said all women. So in that case the human race would die out. Planet would probably be better for it too.

It's a slippery slope argument at its heart. Some women do this but what if all people do this. If all people doing this is wrong then so is some people doing it.

KikiLaRue

suicide_circus wrote: »

Margaret Cash's eight kids thank you for your sacrifice

I'm amazed by some poster's ability to bring Margaret Cash into almost any thread.

Danzy

Making a virtue out of copping out on living life.

I feel sad for them, hiding from life, whatever excuse they give is immaterial.

McDermotX

Grayson wrote: »

But he said all women. So in that case the human race would die out. Planet would probably be better for it too.
........

Life, uh, finds a way.

SexBobomb

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Other people's kids who pay tax and work as carers. We won't die out as a species because a few women don't have kids.

I wouldn't bet on it.
The ratio of workers to pensioners is set to fall from 5:1 today to 2:1 by 2050, and this is compounded by the country's low level of pension coverage.
Ideas like this will accelerate these projections.

Deebles McBeebles

Grayson wrote: »

But he said all women. So in that case the human race would die out. Planet would probably be better for it too.

It's a slippery slope argument at its heart. Some women do this but what if all people do this. If all people doing this is wrong then so is some people doing it.

I did somehow miss the "all" part.

Thelonious Monk

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

If all women acted so responsibly who would pay their pensions and look after them in old age?

I never got this argument. Does that mean we should just keep expanding our population indefinitely?
Maybe at some stage if population reduction becomes policy (it won't, war and famine will reduce the numbers eventually) some older people mightn't have that many people to look after them. So be it, hardship is part of life.
I often wonder how this country ever got through the emergency and other times of strife.

Deebles McBeebles

KikiLaRue wrote: »

I'm amazed by some poster's ability to bring Margaret Cash into almost any thread.

Careful now. If she is mentioned 3 times in any thread the 3rd person to do so becomes pregnant instantly.

Pixel Eater

Grayson wrote: »

So you're saying we should sterilize people who are anti environment?

That's the most spectacular example of straw manning I've ever heard! Well done sir.

Day Lewin

Pixel Eater wrote: »

That's the most spectacular example of straw manning I've ever heard! Well done sir.

or Straw-womanning, in this case.

suicide_circus

KikiLaRue wrote: »

I'm amazed by some poster's ability to bring Margaret Cash into almost any thread.

my point works though

topper75

Whatever about these folks and their aims, the stark fertility differential between non-engaging welfare classes and working tax-paying people is going to make whole swathes of our country into a dysfunctional hell in 30 years time.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Grayson wrote: »

So you're saying we should sterilize people who are anti environment?

I'm all for that. I can think of a few people who should become eunuchs.

I most certainly did not say that.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

. I doubt caring for the environment is hereditary.

I'm referring to nurture not nature. Those who care about the environment are more likely to pass that on to their children. But I'm sure you know that.

ceadaoin.

It just seems a bit pointless. It literally won't make any difference. If they don't want kids anyway , fair enough. But if they are denying themselves happiness to be martyrs then it's a bit stupid really. People all around the world will continue to have multiple children, and many of those women don't have much choice in the matter. it's only in the west that birth rates are falling.

suicide_circus

the question is, what percentage of these people would have chosen to be child-free anyway and are just putting this label on it?

Day Lewin

topper75 wrote: »

Whatever about these folks and their aims, the stark fertility differential between non-engaging welfare classes and working tax-paying people is going to make whole swathes of our country into a dysfunctional hell in 30 years time.

Ah sure don't worry. In 30 years time rising sea-levels will drown most of them, and drought will starve any survivors.

Meanwhile the Bourgeoisie will have occupied any remaining High Ground, both moral and geographical, so some of the Middle Classes will survive to raise awareness, and taxes, and work another day.

DEFTLEFTHAND

ceadaoin. wrote: »

It just seems a bit pointless. It literally won't make any difference. If they don't want kids anyway , fair enough. But if they are denying themselves happiness to be martyrs then it's a bit stupid really. People all around the world will continue to have multiple children, and many of those women don't have much choice in the matter. it's only in the west that birth rates are falling.

Good point.

Grayson

McDermotX wrote: »

Life, uh, finds a way.

true. in another hundred million years intelligent life might evolve again. maybe the planet would get lucky and it wouldn't be as dumb as us.

Grayson

Pixel Eater wrote: »

That's the most spectacular example of straw manning I've ever heard! Well done sir.

Thank you.

Atoms for Peace

In most cases it's working and/or educated women who are forgoing rearing kids, while the worst types of wasters are breeding like rabbits. This can only be to the detriment of society
and the tax base in the long run.

Those are exactly the women who should be having kids. It's not people who actually care about the planet that are the problem.

hatrickpatrick

I've been saying this for a long time, humans badly need to try and de-populate, and shrink the size of future generations, ballooning worldwide population during the 20th century has been an absolute disaster.

OldMrBrennan83

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I've been saying this for a long time, humans badly need to try and de-populate, and shrink the size of future generations, ballooning worldwide population during the 20th century has been an absolute disaster.

Who gives a bollocks? We'll be long gone before she blows.

Your Face

I'd like to know how we could manage down population.

ILoveYourVibes

That is the dumbest thing i have ever heard.

Having kids is a choice.

hatrickpatrick

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

Who gives a bollocks? We'll be long gone before she blows.

We're here now, and we're already experiencing lifestyle changes due to population increases.

BrokenArrows

Your Face wrote: »

I'd like to know how we could manage down population.

We need a good old fashioned global war or a Thanos.

mad muffin

Idiocracy right there.