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HeiressofBickworth

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11. It went the same way as the ZPG movement

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:51 PM

Apr 2015

ZPG = Zero Population Growth.

"In the late 1960s ZPG became a prominent political movement in the U.S. and parts of Europe, with strong links to environmentalism and feminism... Founding fathers of the movement were Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, and Thomas Eisner. Ehrlich stated: “The mother of the year should be a sterilized woman with two adopted children.” (Wikipedia)

I did my bit -- I have only one child. And my only child has only one child.

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Whatever happened to the nuclear freeze movement? [View all] reddread Apr 2015 OP

Probably because of the end of the USSR... MicaelS Apr 2015 #1

I thought the freeze disappeared well before the USSR? reddread Apr 2015 #2

Not sure if this is responsive but there is something happening in NYC this weekend: LiberalElite Apr 2015 #3

great to hear! reddread Apr 2015 #4

PSR--Physicians for Social Responsibility--is still working toward a ban on nuclear weapons mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #5

Pretty sure most of the doctors and the dentist I know belong and participate reddread Apr 2015 #6

My husband has been a member for years. mnhtnbb Apr 2015 #8

nothing like a blackout reddread Apr 2015 #9

SALT 1 and 2 reduced our nukes and Russia's nukes from about 20,000 each to less than 8,000 DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #7

And droppping. A steep decline is beter than a freeze any day. bhikkhu Apr 2015 #10

It went the same way as the ZPG movement HeiressofBickworth Apr 2015 #11