CAROL FAULKNER: Freelance journalist Jeremy Roberts thinks concerns about overpopulation are “a hang-over from the 1970s” (South Australia – a state in denial, InDaily opinion, June 20, 2013).
I wonder if Mr Roberts realises that the world population has doubled since 1970 from 3.5 billion to 7 billion? It’s the people who can’t see the inevitable consequences of continuous population growth on a finite planet who are in denial. Does he also deny the science of human-induced climate change, which of course is a direct consequence of more people requiring more resources, creating more pollution?
Why is it so hard for people like Mr Roberts to believe that citizens around the globe hold genuine concerns about overpopulation? Quite frankly, it’s the people who won’t address the looming world population tipping point, or worse, actually continue to advocate population growth, who can’t face reality.
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It’s not about racism and it’s not about resistance to change. Believe me, I’m all for big changes to the way we live. Let’s break the shackles of endless consumerism and growth, and graduate to new ways of measuring performance, prosperity and wellbeing.
It seems to me those who are willing to make the transition to a stable population and a steady-state economy are the least resistant to change, while those who adhere to the perpetual growth mantra are treading the road to oblivion.
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