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Old 05-10-2012, 10:27 AM   #291
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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck View Post
Yeah exactly, the nuclear family in the west has been severely downgraded over the years. Marriage rates are down, out of wedlock births are routine now, and the replacement fertility number is anywhere from 1.3-1.7 in most modern, western nations (including western Europe). You need a fertility rate of 2.2 to replace both parents (the .2 is to compensate for accidental premature child death) for a stable population. This is the real reason why we need such a high number of immigrants for the economy.

They did know how to keep a family together before cultural marxism became so deeply ingrained into American culture (eg. radical feminism).
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