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As France Goes, so Goes Europe?

lesoc Wrote: Apr 20, 2012 9:12 AM
Truth is European and American Caucasians are not making enough babies to sustain their populations. These folks are getting old. They need new workers to support them in their old age. That's the reason the governments want these prolific breeders (Muslims in Europe, Mexicans in American). It ain't anything any more complex than that. 2.2 babies are needed per family just to maintain an even population. Whites are only making 1.7 babies per family.
Wolfgang6 Wrote: Apr 20, 2012 11:35 AM
True...but do you honestly think that the young women of the Western democracies would willingly go along with population growth policies such as France had in the 1930's (state subsidies and decreased taxes for families with more and more babies)? The spoiled little dollies would never go along - they much prefer their social lives and careers to the prospect of saving nations by birthing babies.

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