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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.
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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>
    
For example, the book declared that:
 
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 ....''
    
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.
 
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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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>
 
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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[[Category:Liberal Books]]
 
[[Category:Liberal Books]]
 
[[Category:Liberal Falsehoods]]
 
[[Category:Liberal Falsehoods]]
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