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Starry Messenger

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5. Yeah, I agree.

Reply to socialist_n_TN (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 31, 2012, 02:23 PM

Jan 2012

It just that articles like this often make me queasy. There are usually Maltusian overtones of "let's start getting rid of people", instead of "hey, lots of things could be distributed better".

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World lacks enough food, fuel as population soars: U.N. [View all] TBF Jan 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jan 2012 #1

Right. Are we really running out of those things? Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #2

Bingo. I expect water to be something that starts getting rationed here as well. TBF Jan 2012 #3

It's not totally a matter of distribution, IMO....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2012 #4

Yeah, I agree. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #5

Other folks are seeing through this BS as well - TBF Jan 2012 #6

I read somewhere that what the world spends on war mistertrickster Feb 2012 #7

Don't blame me. I didn't have kids. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #8