Yestderday, USAToday had an interesting front page graphic:
Apparently, the percentage of childless women between the ages of 40
and 44, in the US has nearly doubled. From: 10% in 1976 to an
astonding 18% in 2002!
IF DEMOGRAPHICS IS DESTINY. WHAT DOES THIS TELL US ABOUT THE FUTURE
OF AMERICA?
Consider:
It is likely that the doubling of childless women also mirrors the
doubling of women in law schools between the same years 1976 and 2002.
MANY, IF NOT MOST, OF THESE CHILDLESS WOMEN ARE PROBABLY IN
"LIBERATING" PROFESSIONAL CAREERS; BUSINESS. LAW. MEDICINE.
OK, what's wrong with that?
Here's the problem: The decline of fertility rates among "high IQ"
women could have profound effects on the quality of life in America
later in this Century.
Why?
Genes are funny things. You either use 'em, or you lose 'em. And,
you lose 'em quite fast. The window of opportunity for reproduction
is relatively small for most people, perhaps 20 years.
If we are putting high IQ women into jobs that men used to do;
And thereby, neglecting the PRODUCTION of the NEXT GENERATION as a
result of this deliberate "social policy." There will be a price to
pay-someday. And perhaps, soon.
The next generation of Americans will be skewed toward the lower end
of intelligence and perhaps creativity.
NOW, I REALIZE THAT ALL OF THIS SMACKS OF THE EVILS OF EUGENETICS,
WHICH HAS BEEN AN UNTOUCHABLE SUBJECT FOR DECADES NOW.
BUT IS ANY OF THIS TRUE?
Many school teachers complain of the "quality" of children in the US
education system. Of course, some of these quality issues might be
cultural. Or, caused by lowest common denominator network
television, video games, etc.
BUT STILL, I RESERVE MY RIGHT TO BE ALARMED BY THE FACT THAT
AMERICANS ARE APPARENTLY BECOMING STUPIDER; NOT SMARTER!
(How else can you explain the wide-scale support for Dubya in 2000!)
AND, AT LEAST, SOME OF THIS DECLINE MAY BE THE RESULT OF OUR FAILED
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICY;
THAT HAS FORCED PRODUCING THE NEXT GENERATION DOWN THE PRIORITY LIST
FOR MANY WOMEN;
PARTICULARLY, THOSE HIGHER IQ WOMEN NOW IN PROFESSIONAL CAREERS, FOR
WHOM THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK HAS, ALAS, STOPPED TICKING!
Of course, we can all be grateful that Tom Friedman's BELOVED "smart
little Indians" will pick up the slack.
And, that a disasterous global BRAINS SHORTAGE may not be
looming......
BUT STILL, WITH THE RAVENOUS THREAT OF CHINA AND INDIA TO THE
AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS;
I SENSE THAT AN UNIQUE ANGLO-AMERICAN BRAINS SHORTAGE MAY BE ALREADY
UPON US;
AND THAT THE ROLE OF AMERICANS IN THE WORLD WILL BE GREATLY
DIMINISHED BEFORE THIS CENTURY IS OVER.
OF COURSE, I DON'T "BLAME" THE CHINESE OR THE INDIANS FOR THEIR NEW
FOUND POWER.
BUT, I DO MOURN FOR THE AMERICANS:
WHO SEEM TO HAVE ONLY THEMSELVES TO BLAME FOR THEIR RECENT AND
UNFORTUNATE DECLINE IN THE WORLD.
