Mara Hvistendahl, is the author of the book "Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men". She has written this book out of her concern for girls. Why is she concerned? Particularly in countries such as China, India and numerous other developing and developed countries, there are many more men than women. This is the direct result of a systematic campaign against baby girls. Her book "Unnatural Selection" reports the reasons for this gender imbalance, what it is, how it came about, and what are the ramifications for the future.
In nature, there are 105 boys born for every 100 girls. This is the natural balance which nature provides, and any other ratio is the result of unnatural events.
In Ms. Hvistendahl's book, the "unnatural events" specifically referred to, are sex- selective abortions. Now we all know you cannot fool Mother Nature. So, when we skew any natural balance, there are repercussions. And when we start skewing the natural balance of human males to females, there are serious ramifications. Ms. Hvistendahl argues that such imbalances are portents of Very Bad Things to come, stating: "Historically, societies in which men substantially outnumber women are not nice places to live. Often they are unstable. Sometimes they are violent." She uses the examples of fourth century B.C. Athens, which was a particularly violent and bloody time in Greek history - and China's Taiping Rebellion in the mid-19th century. In both cases, female infanticide was widespread. She also points out that the sparsity of women in the early frontiers of the American West, contributed to it being so wild.
There is overwhelming evidence of a link between sex ratios and violence, as high levels of male births make it more difficult for men to get a bride, leading to the buying and selling of women. Seven brides for fourteen brothers, is a recipe for disaster. This has led to men in wealthier countries poaching females from the poorer ones. Ms. Hvistendahl says that in Vietnam, for example, the mail-order-bride business is booming. Worst of all, sex-trafficking is also a booming business as a result.
Ms. Hvistendahl's book is replete with wrenching details of her interviews with demographers and doctors from Paris to Mumbai. One of whom is, Paul Ehrlich, the guru of overpopulation (of whom Al Gore is apparently a cult follower), who authored, "The Population Bomb" in 1968. Ehrlich still believes that getting rid of girls is the best answer to keeping families from having too many children. She interviews other such gurus of sex-selection, such as Geert Jan Olsder a Dutch mathematician who helped contribute to China's "One Child" policy. She also visited the Nanjing "Patriot Club", which is an organization of Chinese surplus men who play war games and mock combat for kicks.
And of course, all the usual Western suspects, are revealed, such as the Ford Foundation, the United Nations and the other main culprit, Planned Parenthood. She shows how these suspects have pushed sex-selective abortions as a means of controlling population control. Malcom Potts, wrote, when it came to developing nations, abortion was even better than birth control with his statement: "Early abortion is safe, effective, cheap and potentially the easiest method to administer." Really? Who is it safe to administer to?
The famous saying, "Behind every great man is a woman" is going to become obsolete, as there are not going to be enough women to stand behind any man, great or small. To be continued. Stay tuned ....
In nature, there are 105 boys born for every 100 girls. This is the natural balance which nature provides, and any other ratio is the result of unnatural events.
In Ms. Hvistendahl's book, the "unnatural events" specifically referred to, are sex- selective abortions. Now we all know you cannot fool Mother Nature. So, when we skew any natural balance, there are repercussions. And when we start skewing the natural balance of human males to females, there are serious ramifications. Ms. Hvistendahl argues that such imbalances are portents of Very Bad Things to come, stating: "Historically, societies in which men substantially outnumber women are not nice places to live. Often they are unstable. Sometimes they are violent." She uses the examples of fourth century B.C. Athens, which was a particularly violent and bloody time in Greek history - and China's Taiping Rebellion in the mid-19th century. In both cases, female infanticide was widespread. She also points out that the sparsity of women in the early frontiers of the American West, contributed to it being so wild.
There is overwhelming evidence of a link between sex ratios and violence, as high levels of male births make it more difficult for men to get a bride, leading to the buying and selling of women. Seven brides for fourteen brothers, is a recipe for disaster. This has led to men in wealthier countries poaching females from the poorer ones. Ms. Hvistendahl says that in Vietnam, for example, the mail-order-bride business is booming. Worst of all, sex-trafficking is also a booming business as a result.
Ms. Hvistendahl's book is replete with wrenching details of her interviews with demographers and doctors from Paris to Mumbai. One of whom is, Paul Ehrlich, the guru of overpopulation (of whom Al Gore is apparently a cult follower), who authored, "The Population Bomb" in 1968. Ehrlich still believes that getting rid of girls is the best answer to keeping families from having too many children. She interviews other such gurus of sex-selection, such as Geert Jan Olsder a Dutch mathematician who helped contribute to China's "One Child" policy. She also visited the Nanjing "Patriot Club", which is an organization of Chinese surplus men who play war games and mock combat for kicks.
And of course, all the usual Western suspects, are revealed, such as the Ford Foundation, the United Nations and the other main culprit, Planned Parenthood. She shows how these suspects have pushed sex-selective abortions as a means of controlling population control. Malcom Potts, wrote, when it came to developing nations, abortion was even better than birth control with his statement: "Early abortion is safe, effective, cheap and potentially the easiest method to administer." Really? Who is it safe to administer to?
The famous saying, "Behind every great man is a woman" is going to become obsolete, as there are not going to be enough women to stand behind any man, great or small. To be continued. Stay tuned ....
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