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Joseph L. Wiess's avatar

I have never bought the "There's not enough food to feed the world" shit. As a former farmer, I can attest to the fact that we can feed the world, but only the government gets out of the way. We routinely plowed under whole fields of grain and soybeans because DC didn't want to export it.

We can even send people overseas to show people how to plant, how to harvest, and how to fix food.

That should never be a reason for "Family planning"

Nor should having too many children. Right now, we are beneath replenishment levels, that why they are allowing criminals to cross the border and become citizens.

TrickyLaSoul's avatar

Overproduction (corporate or government greed) leaves soil undernouished and drained of natural minerinals relying on mass produced chemical fertilisers to keep it going. Further destroying food harvests. No to mention endless food waste. Governments and activists and greed have made sure we will run out of food soon (look at south africa and ussr, mao china etc). All sick perverts who think they know how to run the world but ruin it for everyone. Government incompetence will starve us far worse than anything else.

Donald Beane Jr's avatar

Another eugenicist.

Kevin's avatar

Is anyone really surprised? She's basically the grandmother of feminist sci-fi. Of course, she's pro abortion.

Kevin's avatar

Oh, and her most famous short story, The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas is trash and barely a story

Who Dares Wins's avatar

Playing God must necessarily result in shabby moral rationalising as this casual promotion of evil. Humility is preferable, but doesn't give the power trip.

"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings

And Ehrlich, he was a fraud but he served the agenda of the elite, which is why he was heavily promoted in mainstream media.

Beware of anyone who has such easy favour. The smell of sulphur lurks.

Betsy's avatar

Ugly philosophy, ugly soul. Never could get into her books.

Codex redux's avatar

Soviet agit-prop was astonishingly effective.

Mrs. Le Guin et al. ought to be asking themselves why and how they were so easily duped into becoming cats paws.

Dave W.'s avatar

She might, except she died in 2018. I wonder how the last 8 years have gone for her?

Codex redux's avatar

Point. Stick to the "and others" then.

Dave W.'s avatar

I just meant that seeing as how she was an advocate for child murder, I don't think the last 8 years have gone so well for Mrs LeGuin, if you know what I mean.

P&KA's avatar

I didn't even know she was sick!

Nicholas Collins's avatar

The more I learn about her the less I’ve liked.

Rex's avatar

Like so many of her generation, all of her conclusions on this subject are based on false data. You can even demonstrably prove to them that the data is false, that they've been lied to for decades. They see it, acknowledge it's false, and then *still* double down.

Michael A. Putlack's avatar

What a horrid person.

John A Douglas's avatar

Oh she was one of THOSE kinds of anti-human people

Bream's avatar

That face. Such ugliness manifest. The soul speaks and the flesh shows.

NIGELTEAPOT's avatar

that horrible canaanite creature’s curses are CONSUMMATELY, COMPLETELY, TOTALLY Returned back to whence they came with A St Michael Prayer and A St Benedict Prayer.

Enzo's avatar

I love her SF novels, and that's where we part company.