Bob Clasen asks:

Why are reproduction rates falling across most of the globe, especially in advanced technological societies?

Tim answers:

I can see lots of reasons; changes in diet, chemicals, deliberate efforts. But there are a couple of others.

One is selfishness; Western civilization has become mired in a narcissism and at the same time self-loathing that discourages people from having children.

Young people put off reproducing so they may enjoy life (just as they now put off moving out on their own.) And with the pc culture dominating our intellectual landscape many - especially young white kids - don't want to perpetuate what they see as evil. Tell a group of kids they should be ashamed of themselves for being who they are and you will either have them rebel or obediently stop reproducing and die off.

And given the fact that having children is about hope in the future, and the Left and the Media have told young people there is no hope, especially if we keep growing - and you have a perfect storm. It's the same reason why we see a declining life expectancy among blue collar white males; they have been told they are dirtbags and should go away and die and they see no future for themselves or their families. Despair sets in.

When our country was younger and more vigorous the Judeo-Christian heritage gave people confidence, and they were fruitful and multiplied. Not now. Now pleasure is the highest thing one can attain, and morality is determined by the Left, who believe a moral nation is one in which there are fewer people and less opportunity. The spiritual vaccuum has become a nihilistic bottomless pit and so many are falling into it in Nietzchean fashion.

People without hope aren't going to look to the future, which is what having children is all about.

Bob adds:

Raising a family is a long term project which requires hard work and devotion to do right. It is far easier for a devoted couple than for a single mother, but the percentage of devoted married couples is also falling.

I reply:

Agreed. And the acceptance of "alternative lifestyles" adds to this.

One William Hempstone chimes in:

Because the Cultural Marxists in the education system have prioritized climate change activism, homosexuality, feminism, and abortion as the new value system while they continue to demonize traditional values.

I reply:

Great points William! Another thing going on these days is a drop in testosterone levels among males in the West. I believe the two things are inextricably linked. Men have less testosterone because they need less since they aren't even trying to procreate. The Left has turned our young men into eunuchs via social pressure and education and the like (and turned our young women into menlike things with higher levels of aggression.) This is an example of form following function. We've changed the sexual roles and in so doing have reduced fertility all around. A feminist who does not like men much and who wants to usurp the male role is likely not to be that interested in having a lot of kids, and the beta male who submits to this feminzed society will do likewise. This ties in with the rise in "transgenderism" and no doubt homosexuality as well; a natural biologica response to societal pressures to fundamentally alter the male and female rolls.

And our very own Bill H. adds:

You missed laziness and unwillingness to accept responsibility. Having children is hard work, and we no longer do hard work. We now welcome illegal immigrants to do the jobs that "Americans don't want to do." And the thought of being responsible is why we want police defunded - police hold you responsible for your actions.

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