Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo
Well - if they can't reproduce - that means fewer people next generation - which is kind of the aim of population control. So that would mean it does work, no?
|
The problem here is that the male surplus was an unintended side effect. Natural would be a slight surplus for females, and as long as one child per family is adhered to, the population would decrease anyway, albeit not as fast. I'd have to find numbers as to how high the male surplus is, but as far as I know in some regions it's not just a miniscule amount of men that can't find a partner. I know it's a bit of a stretch, but if those masses of disgruntled men get organized and cause civil unrest that's a force to be reckoned with, even for the Chinese government.
If you want to continue I'd be glad to take it to PM's, because this thread is derailed enough as it is.