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ponzored | 7 years ago

Somalia population 1987: 6.1 million.

2017 population: 11.4 million.

Just one country, but that might have something to do with it.

2100: 58 million. I can only imagine the environmental destruction that will go along with that.

https://www.populationpyramid.net/somalia/2017/

Meanwhile, what do countries like Somalia produce to enrich our civilization? The country has zero scientific output:

https://www.natureindex.com/country-outputs/generate/All/glo...

And foreign aid makes up 23% of their GDP.

In business it is common to dispense with non-performing assets. Can entire countries and peoples be non-performing? This might sound harsh, but in the era of resource depletion and global warming, mother nature herself is going to be harsh.

I think our aid should be wholly in the form of contraception, not food. A ballooning African population is good for nobody.

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awodol|7 years ago

I can assure you that Somalians are not the main contributer to the devestation of the areas like the Gulf of Aden. Most fishing there happens illegally from your "superior countries" taking advantage of the weak country's lack of protection of it's legal fishing waters. When people are fishers and foreign government's come into their land and drain the fish, people get angry.

waivek|7 years ago

I agree. If I was a native American a few centuries ago I would also think something similar. What do Europeans contribute to us other than killing of our loved ones and almost extinguishing our race. A ballooning European population is not good.

frockington|7 years ago

Horses were a cause of celebration back then

ponzored|7 years ago

Europeans have been responsible for the majority of scientific advances we all enjoy today.

Native Americans died from diseases and conflicts with a superior group of people. Competition for resources is a core driver of evolution and is nothing new for any species on Earth.