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Re:How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S. by Gibbon1 on Friday November 01, 2024 @11:36PM (#42023884)
That massive coercion is exactly why the birthrate is dropping like a stone.
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Re:How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S. by tivert on Saturday November 02, 2024 @12:27AM (#42024064)
> That massive coercion is exactly why the birthrate is dropping like a stone.

Yes, but that was coercion in the other direction. Nothing's preventing them from using coercion to course-correct their previous policy. They're not timid liberals or libertarians afraid of using state power to do whatever.

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