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Limits to the Stability of a Scientific World Empire
The Impact of Science on Society Part 2

21 January 2007

"I do not believe that dictatorship is a lasting form of scientific society - unless (but this proviso is important) it can become world-wide."- Bertrand Russell, 1952 (p67)

According to Bertrand Russell's 1952 book The Impact of Science on Society* empires of the past were unable to sustain their control over ever distant regions of their dominion mostly due to the difficulty of maintaining effective centralized control over the actions of their subordinates. Scientific technique has removed this limitation. The only remaining obstacle to the creation of a truly worldwide empire is the establishment of a unifying principle to replace the fear of war.

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Scientific Technique and the Concentration of Power
The Impact of Science on Society Part 1

14 January 2007

"So long as the rulers are comfortable, what reason have they to improve the lot of their serfs?"- Bertrand Russell, 1952 (p61)

Bertrand Russell in his 1952 book The Impact of Science on Society describes the effects of "scientific technique" on the increasing control of societies by an ever shrinking number of people. As we will see, "scientific technique" is much more than just the development and widespread use of new technology, but first some of its effects.

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970) was a renowned British philosopher and mathematician who was an adamant internationalist and worked extensively on the education of young children. He was the founder of the Pugwash movement which used the spectre of Cold War nuclear annihilation to push for world government. Among many other prizes, Russell was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 and UNESCO's (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) Kalinga prize in 1957.

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The Apocalypse, From Paul Ehrlich to Al Gore
The Population Bomb Part 5

7 January 2007

"...it would not surprise me if the sea were virtually emptied of its harvestable fishes and shellfish in a few decades or less." - Paul Ehrlich, 1968 (p96)

While reading Paul Ehrlich's The Population Bomb* it is hard not to notice the similarities between his arguments and those used to popularize global warming. From the threat of apocalypse to the promise of utopia, from the scourge of big business to the dream of a sustainable society, and the cancer of the earth, man himself.

For convenience sake, pardon the pun, I will compare Paul Ehrlich's book The Population Bomb (1968) with Al Gore's book An Inconvenient Truth (2006)**, but any global warming book would do. As a sad sign of the times, a lot of Gore's arguments are described in picture form for our dumbed down society. As a result, some of the "quotes" are more descriptive than reproductive.

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Those Involved in Population Control
The Population Bomb Part 4

31 December 2007

"In the eight years that I have been a part-time propagandist, I have found that many people in influential positions share my concern. I have had encouraging letters from all over the world. People in radio and television have been extremely helpful in providing exposure for the issues." - Paul Ehrlich, 1968 (p159)

Paul Ehrlich's book The Population Bomb describes a variety of different ways to reduce the population of the world. This includes, among other things; financial incentives, manipulative sex education, forced vasectomies for every man with more than three children, and adding sterilants to the water supply or food staples.

But Ehrlich is only one man, albeit a well connected Stanford University professor, but still just an individual. Who else is involved in these types of population control schemes?

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Population, Religion and Sex Education
The Population Bomb Part 3

24 December 2007

"We must have population control at home, hopefully through changes in our value system, but by compulsion if voluntary methods fail." - Paul Ehrlich, 1968 (pXI)

The previous two articles in this series described some of the compulsory techniques for controlling population growth in America and the third world proposed by Paul Ehrlich in his 1968 book, The Population Bomb. What about changing our value system into something more compatible with Ehrlich's mindset? How do you change a societies value system?

Sex Education and the Role of Women

When trying to institute a change in society, especially a long-term change, the most important and easily manipulated group are children. And there is no better tool than the education system for indoctrination of children.

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How to Control the WORLD Population by Paul Ehrlich
The Population Bomb Part 2

17 December 2007

Once the American population size is comfortably under control, be it by voluntary or compulsory methods, the rest of the world needs to be "helped." Paul Ehrlich's 1968 The Population Bomb described a variety of methods for controlling third world population growth and who should be involved in deciding the optimum population levels for the world.

Plan for the Third World

Once the American population is comfortably under control, be it voluntary or compulsory methods, the "do as we do" propaganda can begin on the rest of the world. From The Population Bomb:

"What about vasectomies? A few years ago, there was talk in India of compulsory sterilization for all males who were fathers of three or more children..."

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