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By Paul McFadyen, published 21/7/2017The key factor in studying the birth rate, an obvious factor sometimes overlooked by men, is that it is women, not men, who decide.
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Posted by plantagenet, Friday, 21 July 2017 1:08:39 PM
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Speaking of the Handmaids Tale (or more correctly tail or buttocks) why not do a search on Mike Pence and the Handmaids Tale.
Plus Mike Pence and John Hagee too. Pence and his fellow traveling (no-fun)fundamentalists certainly know where are womans "proper" place should be, summed up in the old-time patriarchal trinity of kinder-kuche-kirche Posted by Daffy Duck, Friday, 21 July 2017 3:02:23 PM
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Hi Daffy Duck
Yes, I thought Pence was a sensible man, compared to that low life Trump, until I read about the Pence Curse - his UNHAPPY CLAPPY fundamentalist Christianity. See http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/339222-protestors-in-handmaids-tale-clothing-greet-pence-at-colorado-speech records "Vice President Pence was greeted by protestors cloaked in red robes outside a Friday speech in Colorado. The protestors’ dress was an homage to the TV series and book “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in which women are treated as male property. One protestor carried a sign that read “Stop targeting women’s healthcare,” according to a photo posted on Twitter. ...The protest was staged outside of Pence's planned speech to Focus on the Family, an evangelical Christian organization that takes strong conservative stances on political issues including abortion." ____________________________________________ Separately, and at the risk of offending some. There exists a free speech satire Youtube of the Handmaid's Tale, that Pokes (forgive me) fun at many things: Pray this comment duth not getteth the snip: http://youtu.be/ciPszqk703k - don't miss the last 40 seconds - the Handmaid's basketball game. Praise be. Posted by plantagenet, Friday, 21 July 2017 3:32:55 PM
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"Countries wishing to reduce the birth rate should promote feminism and those wishing to increase the birth rate should promote Patriarchiality."
The counterexample of Japan shows just how silly that approach would be. Aside from which, social engineering can be a bad thing, and when it doesn't respect people's rights it's ALWAYS a bad thing. Rather than limiting people's opportunities in order to enable women to "partner equal and up", try addressing their desire to. Posted by Aidan, Friday, 21 July 2017 8:28:39 PM
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Slightly off-topic: from the Census results, it is clear that, for the Indigenous population, 'natural growth' due to the balance of births and deaths, amounted to about 30,000 over the 2011 population of 548,000. Over five years. A rise of about 5.5 % in five years. So an annual increase from births of about 1 %.
Clearly, the Indigenous birth-rate is lower than the Australian average. Perhaps it has been for many years now, masked by the huge numbers 're-identifying'. I would suggest that, since the 1971 Census, around 80 % of Indigenous population 'growth' has been from identification, not from births. Discuss :) Posted by Loudmouth, Friday, 21 July 2017 9:03:40 PM
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Maybe so Joe? in any event, DNA testing will sort who is or isn't an authentic indigenous Aborigine? Given they as a sub species, retain some Netherlander genes, whereas those arriving here later from mixed Caucasian stock, apparently have none?
One of the things that really burns me are urban black activists, whose ancestry is mainly white and not a single Netherlander gene to bless themselves with!? Purporting to speak to traditional black concerns and land rights etc! Particularly those who want to be compensated for lost land and traditional hunting rights etc! Me and my claims need far more thorough definitive testing, not vote hunting pollies just rolling over and begging for a tummy rub and surrendering stuff not theirs to give away! Alan B. Posted by Alan B., Friday, 21 July 2017 10:22:05 PM
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see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale#Plot_summary