re: #309 Cato the Elder

Actually here’s where I agree with Rush.

The rush to stop carbon emissions by people who have no clue about the true picture will inevitably lead to panic and ecofacsism. People will call for other people and their children to die so they and their 1.2 children may live.

The seed was planted with “The Population Bomb” and sprouts again today among people like My Moonbat Mother (MMM™) who think there should be baby limits.

Just one question: Who enforces the limits? And by what means?

I had some sympathy for your perspective on this, but I think Rush is guilty of fanning the flames, and Revkin has the reasonable position. I’ve been poking around some of his other posts at the NYT. Like this:

In the end, there’s an enduring body of evidence implying that “draconian tactics” are not necessary to head toward stable populations. One of the simplest ways to get a community on a track toward smaller family sizes, researchers have found, is finding ways to enable more girls to attend school, whether through improving access to water and fuel so children don’t need to work at home or ensuring that schools have safe sanitary toilets. There are many other ways.

And this

…“Women are the key,” Ms. Roberts told me. …I’ll be writing a lot more on programs and policies aimed at increasing the ability of women to have thriving families in prospering communities.