Presidential candidate Dave Gardner discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and overpopulation. Overpopulation may not be the central issue in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian terrorist groups, but the stress of crowded, high density living and scarce resources like food and water exacerbate the situation. Many global conflicts have been happening in areas that can’t support their growing populations. The fact that Israelis and Palestinians have long been engaged in a population growth competition adds to the tragedy.
Dave sat down to discuss this with campaign team-member Chris Bystroff, a university professor who teaches a course about population dynamics. The outstanding 2013 book about overpopulation, Countdown, by Alan Weiss devotes its first chapter to the conditions and population competition in this area.
They also discuss Liz Cheney’s values and unique honesty in the world of political spin, and a great column by Froma Harrop reminding us that the “American Dream” isn’t all about money.
MENTIONED IN, OR OTHERWISE RELEVANT TO, THIS EPISODE:
Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? – by Alan Weisman
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/17332183
The Catalyst of Overpopulation in the Gaza Conflict – by Jon Austen and Jane O’Sullivan
https://overpopulation-project.com/the-catalyst-of-overpopulation-in-the-gaza-conflict/
End The Insanity: For Nuclear Disarmament and Global Demilitarization
https://www.ecologicalcitizen.net/article.php?t=end-insanity-nuclear-disarmament-global-demilitarization
It's Really Not All About Money - by Froma Harrop
https://www.creators.com/read/froma-harrop/09/23/its-really-not-all-about-money
Photo credit: Al Araby CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED
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