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'''''The Population Bomb''''' (1968) is a book written by Paul R. Ehrlich, which was immensely popular among [[liberals]] and taught in high schools throughout the 1970s, though many conservatives objected to the ideas put forth in the book.
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'''''The Population Bomb''''' (1968) is a book written by [[Stanford]] professor [[Paul Ehrlich]], which was false scientific propaganda imposed by [[liberals]] in [[American]] high schools, misleading an entire generation into thinking that there are too many people in the world.  [[Conservatives]] opposed the book at the time, and its claims were subsequently proven to be completely false.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (May 1, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/01/williams-great-population-hoax-turns-50/ Williams: The Great Population Hoax Turns 50]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 1, 2018.</ref>
  
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The book declared that:
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For example, the book declared that:
  
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:''The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s and 1980s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate ....''
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:''The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s and 1980s, hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate ....''
  
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Conservatives at the time objected to the book, which was based on the premise that the food supply would not increase to keep up with population growth. In fact, the food supply increases at a rate faster than population growth, as a person can grow far more food than is necessary to feed himself.{{fact}}
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The book asserted that the food supply would not increase to keep up with population growth (see ''[[Limits to Growth]]''). In fact, the food supply increased and mass starvation did not occur, except in parts of Asia <ref>http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/twe286f.htm</ref> and Africa,<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/703958.stm</ref> where the persistent risk of famine remains to this day.
  
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Ehrlich was not even original in his falsehood.  His theory was a more calamitous version of the theory proposed by [[Thomas Malthus]] centuries earlier.
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In the more economically developed countries, obesity is now a major issue.  The world has produced far more food than it can consume, and farmers have been paid not to produce more food.
  
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The false theories of population growth underlying the book continue to be held by proponents of population control today, though they no longer cite the book as an authority.
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Ehrlich's false theory was an extrapolation of what had been proposed by [[Thomas Malthus]] centuries earlier.
  
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A bestseller with the public, the book ranks #11 on a conservative list of the worst books of the 19th and 20th century.<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=7591</ref>
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The theories of population growth underlying the book continue to be promoted by [[Planned Parenthood]] types who seek population control and [[abortion]] today, though they no longer cite the discredited book as an authority.
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Heavily promoted by [[liberals]] and taught in [[public school]]s throughout the 1970s, the book ranks #11 on a conservative list of the worst books of the 19th and 20th century.<ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=7591 Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries] retrieved March 10, 2007</ref>
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==See also==
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*[[Population control]]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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Revision as of 02:55, May 2, 2018

The Population Bomb (1968) is a book written by Stanford professor Paul Ehrlich, which was false scientific propaganda imposed by liberals in American high schools, misleading an entire generation into thinking that there are too many people in the world. Conservatives opposed the book at the time, and its claims were subsequently proven to be completely false.[1]

For example, the book declared that:

The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s and 1980s, hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate ....

The book asserted that the food supply would not increase to keep up with population growth (see Limits to Growth). In fact, the food supply increased and mass starvation did not occur, except in parts of Asia [2] and Africa,[3] where the persistent risk of famine remains to this day.

In the more economically developed countries, obesity is now a major issue. The world has produced far more food than it can consume, and farmers have been paid not to produce more food.

Ehrlich's false theory was an extrapolation of what had been proposed by Thomas Malthus centuries earlier.

The theories of population growth underlying the book continue to be promoted by Planned Parenthood types who seek population control and abortion today, though they no longer cite the discredited book as an authority.

Heavily promoted by liberals and taught in public schools throughout the 1970s, the book ranks #11 on a conservative list of the worst books of the 19th and 20th century.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Thomas D. (May 1, 2018). Williams: The Great Population Hoax Turns 50. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/twe286f.htm
  3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/703958.stm
  4. ↑ Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries retrieved March 10, 2007
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