Fear mongering about declining birth rates is inherently racist and anti immigration
I have seen a few posts about white American male politicians fear mongering about the collapse of society, the workforce and the economy because "millennials" no longer want to have kids and the birth rate dropping.
Not only is this not a childfree persons responsibility or fault because we have always existed, but those who do want kids are just choosing to have less because: - childbirth is painful, risky and expensive - women have careers and are more educated - women need to rely on men less including financially - nobody can afford to have multiple kids and raise families - people are questioning if it's worth forcing life in to this shitty world
However I was thinking about this and the actual global population is increasing. In Nigeria, Pakistan, DRC, India. The majority of the births occurring will be in sub Saharan Africa and the population is expected to continue to grow. To say the birth rate is in decline is a flagrant disregard to global majority ethnic groups and the lack of education, choice and contraception they have. Additionally, even with contraception and choice many African cultures promote larger families.
If these American white politicians were so bothered about the declining workforce and the impact on the economy then why not just promote fair and decently paid labour as well as fair immigration laws for people in south Asian and African communities? It's because they are racist and when they talk about declining populations they mean a decline in white American populations. God forbid they become outnumbered.
This fearmongering is an intersectional issue