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Originally posted by HOZ@Oct 2 2005, 06:50 AM
Jeeezuz murphy. Again the world just revolves around you doesn't it? I mean....Since you haven't heard of it, obviously it hasn't happened.
So my "theory" is BS? It's not a theory but a statement of fact. Germany's population is in decline. It's birthrate is not keeping up with it's mortality rate. You have said yourself you don't have anything to prove this wrong...yet I am wrong duue to the lack of evidence. Evidence that can be had by a simple google search.
Population
In contrast to the native population, foreigners in Germany tend to have more children and larger households. In 1988 their average household size was 3.5 persons. Depending upon their origins and social status, foreigners in Germany have been integrated into society in widely varying degrees.
Fertility
Age-Gender distribution
If present trends continue, forecasts indicate that by 2030 as much as 28 percent of Germany's population will be elderly, and there will be a 1:1 ratio between pensioners and workers.
Immigration
Just so you can say you heard it
In an opinion poll taken in 1982, two-thirds of West Germans said that there were too many foreigners in Germany, and one-half thought that foreigners should be sent back to their countries of origin. In 1992 another poll found that the "foreigner problem" ranked as the most serious issue for western Germans and was third in importance for eastern Germans.
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Ah, I see. I hadn't realized you equated the decline in German 'culture and society' with their decline in population. The two, unless you believe the Germans are rapidly going extinct, are unrelated. I don't need any facts here, because the ones you quote have nothing to do with your initial premise. All this proves is that, as is WELL KNOWN, population rates decline in 'first world' countries, and have been all over the place. Sweden is experiencing negative population growth, I suppose their society and culture is also disappearing. What bunk.
Sorry, only a total fool would see
slight population decline in the largest country in Europe and conclude that their civilization is on the downward trend.
If it wasn't for immigration, Canada would have negative growth.