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PMM wrote:
Yet people have built stable societies that have lasted for thousands of years because they've chosen to limit their populations to what their envioronments could sustain.
Genuinely curious, here - which historical societies have chosen to limit their populations?

Locodogz wrote:
PMM wrote:
Yet people have built stable societies that have lasted for thousands of years because they've chosen to limit their populations to what their envioronments could sustain.
Genuinely curious, here - which historical societies have chosen to limit their populations?
I don't think there's any cultural sensitivites to be respected here re infanticide and population control.
That goes against the very essence of my humanity, I can't be objective about it.
If it sacrifices really must be made, then 'blame the parents I say', they're the ones making the problem worse, not the ones who didn't choose to be born in the first place.
The youth get the blame for blimmin' everything these days!

:-)

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Tikopia, a Polynesian island is probably the best example.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikopia

The effect of European influence upon Tikopia was less than positive. The British colonial govenment of the Solomon Islands forbade warfare, while Christian missionaries preached against abortion, infanticide and suicide.

The Tikopian population grew by half again, in less than 30 years, until it was nearly wiped out by famine caused by two cyclones in successive years.

The New Guinea highlands are another example. When Europeans penetrated the jungle, they were surprised to find an agrarian society in the countries' interior. This is a society that has maintained itself for at least 7,000, using self-developed farming techniques that work when European attempts to "improve" things have failed.
They limited their population through war, infanticide, use of forest plants for contraception and abortion, and sexual abstinance and natural lactational amenorrhea for several years while a baby was being nursed.

Locodogz wrote:
PMM wrote:
Yet people have built stable societies that have lasted for thousands of years because they've chosen to limit their populations to what their envioronments could sustain.
Genuinely curious, here - which historical societies have chosen to limit their populations?
Hi PMM

Still genuinely curious (and I am honest - this isn't some kind of smartarse-ism) - who or what are these societies and how did they set about this limitation/

Apprecite the original question may have got lost in subsequent postings traffic!