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'''Malthusianism''' is an ideology that claims that the exponential growth of the human population will lead to economic collapse. The idea comes from Thomas Robert Malthus who was hired by the British Royal Family to falsely claim that the causes of the French Revolution was due to population growth, rather than class conflict. | '''Malthusianism''' is an ideology that claims that the exponential growth of the human population will lead to economic collapse. The idea comes from Thomas Robert Malthus who was hired by the British Royal Family to falsely claim that the causes of the French Revolution was due to population growth, rather than class conflict.[https://twitter.com/StarryKatyusha/status/1584253383128788992?s=20&t=X3mlesLfMGisoxv7nsXruQ "Jimmy Dore, Euromaidan, Malthusianism"] by @StarryKatyusha on [[Twitter]]</ref> | ||
This ideology has become the basis of the [[degrowth]] movement and climate activists, who receive enormous funding from the [[Global elite|ruling elites]]. | This ideology has become the basis of the [[degrowth]] movement and climate activists, who receive enormous funding from the [[Global elite|ruling elites]]. |