On 9/8/07, SM Ling wrote: > That was the prescription given by the UN technocrats to fight poverty, I > believe birth-control is still a standard UN prescription, but maybe now for > an additional reason - to fight global warming. > > As much as I dislike it, but the logic behind birth-control is quite firm. I agree. In the case of China, there is no other ways out. Westerners have some hard understandings of the logic but they will understand when visiting some poorest areas in China. The birth control policy is good but some execution method may not be correct. > It is not more than a question of quality of life from infant, through > childhood, teenager time and adulthood. But also the chance of survival. > And this also directly impacts the value of life, and the perception on > life. Like it or not, life is cheap in a poor country. Good analysis. > Then again, it was an extreme measure for an extreme time, when Singapore > when kicked out of Malaya peninsular and one of the biggest employers, the > British Naval Base, was pulling out. To fail at that time, or even now, is > to submit to the racial-base system. > Thanks for teaching Singapore history to a new citizen. ;-) Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist