07-22-2006, 03:18 PM
Hauma,
+++ There is no point complaining about GoI inaction. They are beyond salvage. In a parliamentary democracy, there is no incentive to act against the wishes of a monolithic minority that is growing to be a monolithic majority.
+++ There is no point complaining about lack of a public backlash. Everyone wants to live, and live in peace. This is not an unreasonable wish. Plus backlashes don't solve the problem in the long-term. We are at a disadvantage in terms of population growth. <b>So, a hundred backlashes will not stop Islamism in its tracks.</b> It will slow them down by a generation or two, that is all.
There is only one way to solve the problem in the long term. And, that is to have more children, and lead a more family-centered life. <b>I think the ideal number of children to have is FOUR</b>. Not just to keep the population proportions in India, but also because it appears to be a good idea, overall.
The current idea of having one or two children, if at all, seems to be a fad - a government-sponsored fad. I can see why it is good for the Government, but why is it good for Hindus? Why is it good for the family? I think this fashionable upper limit of TWO children is only good for the government, because it brings the populstion growth to zero, and lessens demand for government services. It is not even good for India, as a whole, because a growing population is really the engine of both the economy and the family, in many ways.
+++ There is no point complaining about GoI inaction. They are beyond salvage. In a parliamentary democracy, there is no incentive to act against the wishes of a monolithic minority that is growing to be a monolithic majority.
+++ There is no point complaining about lack of a public backlash. Everyone wants to live, and live in peace. This is not an unreasonable wish. Plus backlashes don't solve the problem in the long-term. We are at a disadvantage in terms of population growth. <b>So, a hundred backlashes will not stop Islamism in its tracks.</b> It will slow them down by a generation or two, that is all.
There is only one way to solve the problem in the long term. And, that is to have more children, and lead a more family-centered life. <b>I think the ideal number of children to have is FOUR</b>. Not just to keep the population proportions in India, but also because it appears to be a good idea, overall.
The current idea of having one or two children, if at all, seems to be a fad - a government-sponsored fad. I can see why it is good for the Government, but why is it good for Hindus? Why is it good for the family? I think this fashionable upper limit of TWO children is only good for the government, because it brings the populstion growth to zero, and lessens demand for government services. It is not even good for India, as a whole, because a growing population is really the engine of both the economy and the family, in many ways.