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Politics and Demographics


November 5th, 2007 · China, Europe, Great Britain and Ireland, Islam, Law and Legal Affairs, World Affairs

Demo­graphic changes have always been an under­rated influ­ence on pol­i­tics and soci­ety. Due to low birth rates and immi­gra­tion, Europe is becom­ing increas­ingly Islamic. Due to low birth rates and immi­gra­tion, the United States is becom­ing increas­ingly Hispanic.

And due to a one-child pol­icy and a cul­ture that val­ues sons over daugh­ters, China is fac­ing the fright­en­ing prospect of hav­ing mil­lions of men who will never find wives. See here.