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The Population Explosion

The Malthusianism Theory, still taught in schools today, is a discredited theory used by governments with hidden agendas.

By Brittney DodsonPublished 5 years ago 3 min read

You have been told all of your life that overpopulation exists and that it needs to be dealt with for the future of our planet and our existence, Am I right? You have been told that there is not enough resources to support the amount of people on earth and that is why you see countries starving. I am here to tell you that is all a lie.

The false theory of overpopulation started in the 19th century and is still taught in school today

It all started with Malthusianism, a name derived from a 19th century scientist Thomas Malthus. Thomas Malthus believed that having an over abundant amount of people on earth would cause starvation, disease, and war, believing that the world population grows faster than food production. That theory was discredited with 20th century farming techniques, yet Malthusianism is still used as the footprint for the overpopulation theory today.

Next came the movement of eugenics, the theory that not all races are the same and the less desirable races needed to be removed, those of which were usually poorer and darker than the others. Early supporters of this theory were Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, who was also admired by the Nazi regime.

The Nazi regime essentially renamed population theory with the new name eugenics, in the 195o's however it reemerged in the academic world as the population explosion, which circled back to the Malthusianism Theory yet still targeted mainly darker skinned populations. Unlike the Malthusianism Theory of running out of just food, it now included all resources including room and this theory went through the 1960s into the early 90s and longer.

The entire theory is false, and under this false theory policy makers and governments have convinced or are trying to convince the people that populations must be forced to reduced numbers or we are a threat to the entire planet.

This false theory does not come without consequence. Countries like China and Peru, women were given abortions against their will which are well documented, other were sterilized without their knowledge and others bribed with food and medicine in exchange for abortions and sterilization. Even in The United States Of America this has happened to the poorer population.

The UN Fund for Population Activities was founded by The United States Of America in 1969. The UNFPA is a group that is involved with a population control program, with the help of UNFPA, China was able to install the policy forbidding women to have more than one child. However China is not the only country that The UNFPA has assisted with population control. The Peruvian government started a population control program against their poorer women, those women were coerced into sterilizations. UNFPA financed the program and provided the facilities.

It started with Malthusianism, moved into eugenics, then the to population explosion and is now the fight for reproduction rights. The theory has always been false. We will not run out of food, room, or resources. There is so much room on Earth that, if everyone lived as densely as New York City, the entire world of 7.8 billion people could fit into the state of Alaska. The lie that we are overpopulated is used to induce fear over the masses and justify whatever mean necessary to lower the population. It is a statistical fact that 50% of humans live on 1% of the land, and if lawns were turned into gardens food scarcity would be non-existent.

The people pushing population control continue, they say that the world will soon starve, we will run out of natural resources and room. Anyone can test the theory, so instead of believing everything your told or taught in school, actually research where a theory begins and who is involved and for what reason, for the safety of you and your family.

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About the Creator

Brittney Dodson

My family and I love the outdoors, camping, horseback riding, fishing, hunting, you name and outdoor sport and we probably love it. When were not spending time outside, were inside reading stories.

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