In a world where carbon dioxide has replaced carbon monoxide as a major pollutant, and “global warming” is widely believed to be caused by humans and their nasty habit of breathing, naturally “overpopulation” would contribute to the demise of our planet. But even if I believed this premise, the draconian measures that Obama’s new Science Czar, John Holdren,  put forth in 1977 would still chill me to the bone.

From zombietime:

• Women could be forced to abort their pregnancies, whether they wanted to or not;
• The population at large could be sterilized by infertility drugs intentionally put into the nation’s drinking water or in food;
• Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their will and given away to other couples to raise;
• People who “contribute to social deterioration” (i.e. undesirables) “can be required by law to exercise reproductive responsibility” — in other words, be compelled to have abortions or be sterilized.
• A transnational “Planetary Regime” should assume control of the global economy and also dictate the most intimate details of Americans’ lives — using an armed international police force.

He wrote this along with Paul Ehrlich who put forth the idea that our planet was a like a lifeboat, and that at some point the world would have to decide whom to throw overboard.  Included are sample scans of book pages and photos. And over at Ace there are links to actual copies for sale.

Read the whole thing.

Meanwhile I’m driving out to Arkansas to help the Dugger family build an Israeli-style wall around their compound.

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