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Re:The Population Bust by mandelbrotwurst on Thursday August 15, 2019 @01:40AM (#20702884)
Why do you want there to be more Americans? Is there some advantage to more people living in the geographical region?

Are you hoping that it will allow certain aspects of the culture to spread / persist?

If the latter, would it be as good to cultivate those things at home and allow them to spread on their own merit?

Or do you prefer for more people to exist under the national banner for its own sake?

Re:The Population Bust by Causality1 on Thursday August 15, 2019 @03:18AM (#20703253)
All of the above. More Americans puts us in a better position to compete against China and India, and we can't expect our technological superiority to give us an edge forever. My view is of course biased, but I sincerely believe the world would be a crueler place were Chinese culture and military power to replace American cultural popularity and military power.
Re:The Population Bust by theworld572 on Saturday August 17, 2019 @03:59AM (#20722811)
So I guess you want immigrants but not Chinese immigrants then? Otherwise they would bring their cruel culture to America?
Re:The Population Bust by ttugrq on Thursday August 15, 2019 @10:17AM (#20705402)
I'm an American and I want there to be enough nurses and orderlies in American nursing homes when the time comes that I need them.
Re:The Population Bust by lotsofpulp on Friday August 16, 2019 @08:37PM (#20721067)
I’d rather go quietly into the night when the time comes that I’m not self sufficient (via assisted suicide). Perhaps that’s wishful thinking, and I won’t have the mental fortitude at that time.
Re:The Population Bust by Noumenon72 on Saturday August 17, 2019 @11:59AM (#20724628)
Also likely, "culture of life" virtue signallers will prevent you from doing what's right for you by nudges that make suicide difficult, painful, and illegal. Part of your plan should be to support assisted suicide politically. For example, Neil Gorsuch wrote a book advocating against euthanasia, making him one of the worst Supreme Court picks I can imagine. https://press.princeton.edu/titles/8317.html