Yes, I saw that too. A friend commented on Africans feeling optimistic was due to there is no way ahead but up. Economically, most of the 3rd world is moving up, even if in small and halting steps.

Don in Colorado is obviously, like me, a throwback to the 60's and 70's. You still remember the Charlton Heston movie Soylent Green? I made the decision to have just one kid back than, and it worked out well.

The old novel ECOTOPIA advocated a population for California of 1 million and that sure makes sense today. But social engineering, and that is what you are advocating, has to be done in the context of the Constitution. Unfortunately you can not get to far out in front of the mass of humanity, or you will be simply a footnote for some future historian. You can be very correct in what you advocate, but you have to persuade people first, and remember we are arguing against Rush Limbaugh.