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In reply to the discussion: DU Poll on World Population [View all]MH1
(17,635 posts)profit engines.
Why do you think the right-wing has allied with fundamentalists in opposing birth control?
Need cannon fodder for the MIC and cheap labor for the factories, warehouses, call centers, and McFastFood.
The LAST thing the capitalists want is a population that is well-educated and self-realized. Then the peons might start thinking for themselves and not put up with the bullshit. Keep the women pumping out babies even when they can't afford to feed them, and you've got your captive labor.
What would the capitalists ever do if the population starts declining and suddenly they can't sell as much of their shit? And maybe they actually have to keep employing healthy over-50 workers rather than laying them off at the first opportunity.