(Created page with "'''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 wealth inequality.<ref>[https://youtu.be/OPo-_M3lK94 The Marxist Critique of Malthusianism - Caleb speaks to Schiller Institute Webcast]</ref> This ideology ha...") |
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In contrast to Malthusianism, pro-growth Marxists (such as [[Deng Xiaoping]]) propose that humanity is not constrained in the same way as animals are when it comes to their population growth.<ref>[[The Part played by Labour in the Transition from Ape to Man]] by [[Frederick Engels]]</ref> Lyndon LaRocuhe expresses this ability to increase the human population with technology as the "[[Potential Relative Population Density]]." | In contrast to Malthusianism, pro-growth Marxists (such as [[Deng Xiaoping]]) propose that humanity is not constrained in the same way as animals are when it comes to their population growth.<ref>[[The Part played by Labour in the Transition from Ape to Man]] by [[Frederick Engels]]</ref> Lyndon LaRocuhe expresses this ability to increase the human population with technology as the "[[Potential Relative Population Density]]." | ||
[[Fox Green]] of the [[Space Commune]] has made a documentary called Consumerism: Can we buy a better world? which offers a critique of degrowth and malhtusianism.<ref>[https://youtu.be/0VbWe5SM9Lg Consumerism: Can we buy a better world?] on [[YouTube]]</ref> | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Club of Rome]] | |||
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Revision as of 00:31, 20 January 2023
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 wealth inequality.[1]
This ideology has become the basis of the degrowth movement and climate activists, who receive enormous funding from the ruling elites.
In contrast to Malthusianism, pro-growth Marxists (such as Deng Xiaoping) propose that humanity is not constrained in the same way as animals are when it comes to their population growth.[2] Lyndon LaRocuhe expresses this ability to increase the human population with technology as the "Potential Relative Population Density."
Fox Green of the Space Commune has made a documentary called Consumerism: Can we buy a better world? which offers a critique of degrowth and malhtusianism.[3]