# will the decreasing of the western population be the end of our civilization?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 23, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-decreasing-of-the-western-population-be-the-end-of-our-civilization/357912 "2006-05-23T15:51:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Minotaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-decreasing-of-the-western-population-be-the-end-of-our-civilization/357912/81 "2006-05-24T17:13:13Z")

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[QUOTE=Siege]  
Oh really? I seem to recall you saying something else [here in IMHO](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7416354#post7416354). In fact, here’s what you said:

You’ve also already admitted to [lying to us once in IMHO](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7419404#post7419404), so I’m afraid I don’t have all that high an opinion of your credibility.

Your argument about the Norse seems to come down to “It’s all right and even a benefit when we do it, but a threat when they do it.” I disagree with that argument.

As for race, that strikes me as an artificial construct used to differentiate between “us” and “them”. For years, the English considered the Irish to be another race, and indeed, it was quite a scandal when my northern English grandfather married my grandmother, and she was only half-Irish. If, indeed, the mixing of the races bothers some people, then I heartily agree with **Der Tris** and say “Good for them!”  
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this is an different issue and yes, i’m no fan of feminism

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-decreasing-of-the-western-population-be-the-end-of-our-civilization/357912/82 "2006-05-24T17:42:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Minotaurus]  
this is an different issue and yes, i’m no fan of feminism  
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What about race-mixing? Would it bother you if one of your kids wanted to marry a non-white?

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**Author:** ![Minotaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-decreasing-of-the-western-population-be-the-end-of-our-civilization/357912/83 "2006-05-25T12:06:43Z")

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[QUOTE=BrainGlutton]  
What about race-mixing? Would it bother you if one of your kids wanted to marry a non-white?  
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guess i’m OK with it

no strong opinion about it

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