[Peace-discuss] a friend: Haiti's problem is overpopulation

[C. G. Estabrook]

Mort knows the courtroom bromide: "When the law is against you, argue the facts.
When the facts are against you, argue the law. When both are against you, attack
the plaintiff."

I'm sorry to see him reduced to attacking me in defense of racist twaddle.

But I could take lessons from him in vituperation: talent recognizes genius.

--CGE


Brussel Morton K. wrote:
> Maybe Carl should consult on these issues with his guru, Chomsky. He should
> ask Chomsky  if the latter believes the poor world peoples should have access
> to birth control and abortion. But of course, Carl will deflect this question
> by going off in some other direction, posing another issue, as usual.
> 
> Overpopulation is always a problem, as the word implies. But there are
> instances where it is tolerable because of wealth, or outside aid and
> resources, for example. The Netherlands does (do?) quite well. So does New
> York City. Gaza would be better off if it could have a viable population and
> received support from others to beneficially sustain its economy and people.
> Ditto Haiti. China knew what it had to do. So does India.
> 
> Carl likes to vituperate.
> 
> 
> On Feb 8, 2010, at 4:11 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> 
>> The article is racist, bordering on the genocidal, as becomes obvious when
>> put in another context, such as Israel-Gaza.
>> 
>> It does fit rather neatly into the strong American eugenic tradition, with
>> its "concern [as Justice Ginsburg says] about population growth and
>> particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have too many of."
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>>> I don't see anything in the article that anyone could disagree with...

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