John P. Holdren has been named President Barack Obama's 'Science Czar."
Holdren's official titles are: Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; and Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
The longtime Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, Holdren is no stranger to controversy.
Holdren's radicalism dates back to the late 1960s. In 1969 Holdren wrote that it was imperative “to convince society and its leaders that there is no alternative but the cessation of our irresponsible, all-demanding, and all-consuming population growth.”
That same year, he and (the now largely discredited) professor of population studies Paul Ehrlich jointly predicted: “If … population control measures are not initiated immediately and effectively, all the technology man can bring to bear will not fend off the misery to come.” In 1971 Holdren and Ehrlich warned that “some form of ecocatastrophe, if not thermonuclear war, seems almost certain to overtake us before the end of the century.”
Viewing capitalism as an economic system that is inherently harmful to the natural environment, Holdren and Ehrlich in 1973 called for “a massive campaign … to de-develop the United States” and other Western nations in order to conserve energy and facilitate growth in underdeveloped countries.
“De-development,” they said, “means bringing our economic system into line with the realities of ecology and the world resource situation.” “By de-development,” they elaborated, “we mean lower per-capita energy consumption, fewer gadgets, and the abolition of planned obsolescence.” "
In a new report “inspired by this article in FrontPage,” undercover videoblogger “Zombietime” (known for his “candid camera”-style exposes of leftist activists and protesters) got hold of a copy of Holdren & Ehrlich’s 1977 book, entitled Ecoscience, and verified the quotations and page citations provided in the FrontPage Magazine article, by scanning and posting them on the Internet.
To this day, Holdren lists the book on his CV.
Among other things, Holdren and Ehrlich wrote in Ecosystems:
Indeed, it has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution if the population crisis became sufficiently severe to endanger the society.
It would even be possible to require pregnant single women to marry or have abortions, perhaps as an alternative to placement for adoption, depending on the society.
Adding a sterilant to drinking water or staple foods is a suggestion that seems to horrify people more than most proposals for involuntary fertility control. Indeed, this would pose some very difficult political, legal, and social questions, to say nothing of the technical problems. No such sterilant exists today, nor does one appear to be under development. To be acceptable, such a substance would have to meet some rather stiff requirements: it must be uniformly effective, despite widely varying doses received by individuals, and despite varying degrees of fertility and sensitivity among individuals; it must be free of dangerous or unpleasant side effects; and it must have no effect on members of the opposite sex, children, old people, pets, or livestock.
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Sounds good to me.
So you'll be committing suicide later today then, Todd?
Forced abortions and mass sterilization needed to save the planet
And this guy got appointed by O'bama. Sure wish america would wake up. Stuff like this almost makes you start believing all the conspiracy theorist.
You got it Justin. Martial law and loss of liberty are coming
this is amazing that our country is letting this all happen and no questioning the man in office. When did our country NOT question a President and his decisions? I am amazed. We need to take back our country.
Look at the "green jobs" Czar, Van Jones.
A self confessed COMMUNIST! Another far left radical in the likes of the other Obama friend and domestic terrorist.
Jones started Standing Together to Organize a Revolutionary Movement (STORM), a multi-racial activist collective with Marxist influences.
""I met all these young radical people of color – I mean really radical: communists and anarchists. And it was, like, 'This is what I need to be a part of.' I spent the next ten years of my life working with a lot of those people I met in jail, trying to be a revolutionary," he said."
""I was a rowdy nationalist on April 28th, and then the verdicts came down on April 29th," he said. "By August, I was a communist.""
Just another in a long line of tax cheats and far left radicals who are getting a front row seat at the table in order to destroy the American way of life.
Stop with the Communism comments, already. It's so old, it can barely get out of bed in the morning. Same with Socialism comments. We are ALL socialists, whether you want to admit it or not. The question is how far to we want to go in one direction or the opposite. You cannot work the scale properly without balance on the far end, and you can't have a working society (OR the necessary government) without balance.
white house Czars are being paid $172K a year and have 35 staffers Each!
Liberty & Tyranny by Mark Levin
Read it!
Kathy:
It's so typical that the "planners" of Utopian society always fall back on totalitarian methods to achieve their "good" ends.
Happy:
The "liberals" are Marxists, but the "conservatives" are typically too heavily influenced by the Trotskyite neocons. They both are statist -- more power and prestige to themselves and less liberty and property to individuals.
Too bad few people understand what Classical Liberalism really meant.
Omaha Libertarian Examiner
To those that agree with what's being done - jump off cliff since you are contributing to the over population as well!
It would be interesting to see if Holdren is a member of VHEMT... www dot vhemt dot org
All voluntary, of course. :)
Omaha Libertarian Examiner
liz, it would be great if all those who think we should be controlled because of what they think killed themselves in the most green way possible. maybe millions of them could take a boat to the north atlantic and all jump in. that would finish them and reduce co2 as well.
crazyRightperson:
We can NOT depend on our voice and protection being from the National News media. We have to be the ones to write letters to our local newspapers, seek correct information and give a voice to getting that information to others.
<b>Indeed, this would pose some very difficult political, legal, and social questions, to say nothing of the technical problems.</b>
Of course, you know, it wouldn't, like, pose any sort of ethical or moral problems.
<b>and it must have no effect on members of the opposite sex, children, old people, pets, or livestock.</b>
Yup, gotta make sure it has no effect on pets. Because that would be just wrong.
America has too many 'Czars' for a healthy republic.
Obama has done to America what it took the Liberals in Canada 30 years to do. Destroy there economy while socialising with overtaxation till people Have become slaves to the State.
These Czars are just another dodge around the Constitution to make it null & void.
The Supreme Court is next for radicalization.
This is how you kill a free people in a Republic.
it"s time to start the process of sending those who vetted holdren and approved his assigment back to a job they can handle. started to suggest garbage collector, but i know a few and they are certainly better people than the afore mentioned.
It is a lie to say that the earth is overpopulated! This is not the work of the Obama admin. Eugenic have been around a long time in this country, and has been used to great effect by the New World Order for years. Make no mistake that Obama is nothing more than a puppet for the NWO, and they want to kill us in mass. After all, the fewer people that populate the globe, the easier they will be to control!!! Just read the directives of the Georgia Guidestones!! We must fight these sub human parasites and restore freedom to the republic! Pro Libertate
Let's start writing letters to senators and congress. What other choice do we have?
We are actually in danger of loosing entire countries due to birth control and abortion...he is crazy. See www.demographicwinter.com
I learned of the NAM LEADERS goals decades ago. They do want a severe reduction in the population and they're calling for it under the guise of concern for the environment. One gentleman said he'd like to start the earth over with a nucleus of 75,000 people.
They believe they are a new grade of humans, a more evolved breed through their spiritual techniques and they think normal humans should die out. This sounds crazy except we've heard this talk of a superrace before.
Redistribution of wealth, population control (through abortion and other means)and nuclear disarmament are all part of their goals. What they don't want people to know about disarmament though, is they've said in their writings they want to put the weapons into the hands of select few, to use against those who oppose their NA agenda.
History has a way of repeating itself. People won't be able to believe this anymore than they could believe the truth in WW2. Let's wake up this time!
PUT ALL THE CONGRESS-PEOPLE ON THE PAY-LIST FOR SOCIAL SECURITY,AND MEDICARE,WHEN THEY LEAFE OFFICE,PAY EM THE 600 DOLLARS A MONTH,NOT THE 170 K A YEAR ,THEY DRAW,AND MAKE EM LIVE ON THAT,TO PAY CO-PAYS,TAXES,GASOLINE FOOD AND OTHER NORMAL EXPENSES,THAN THEY WAKE UP, HOW THE SCREWED US OVER,OVER THE YEARS.
Let us face it, USA as a Republic is no more. People who had taken power are pursuing their agenda which is based on serving the interests of a limited stratum of elitist people whose health and wellness is no longer dependent on the wellness or health or even very existence of the general masses of population the world over. Mathematically it is more efficient to abolish the variables that simply make the whole equation unnecesarily bulky and expensive. It is just business, nothing personall. Although, who knows!
There are no conspiracy theories, there are conspiracies. Somebody has put the melting pot of American society on the fire and the stew is slowly getting hot and hotter. I wonder when the frogs start leaping out of the pot, before it is too late.
If any of you think that Bush and Cheney were not hoping for the same thing then you are delusional. GW is an elitist and really cares nothing for the average American - Cheney is cold and controlling, a typical neocon. Each would have loved a huge strike on America - perhaps they will someday get their wish, then get rid of President Obama and be right back in the saddle.
Another thing social engineering is well on it's slippery slope in America - the insurance companies have been doing it for years - they are now canceling policies if you can't get your cholesterol under control. America is is trouble.
We are not china!!! If he wants to control population he can relocate. America is not a concentration camp, forced sterilizations are something that the nazis did. The American People need to take a close look at President Obama and his staff, what are their real intentions.
Obama's people are idiots, and have believed in Satan's lies. Somebody give these supposed experts a copy of America Alone by Mark Steyn. One of the best things America can do to preserve our country is to have lots of children. Every right minded person realizes that children are a heritage unto the Lord. Mark writes in his book that Europe will be destroyed because they are not having enough children and will be taken over by Muslims because Europeans are not having enough children to replace themselves.
If obama is so moderate why all the radical advisors?
The TRUTH must be told. This earth is too grand and breathtaking to believe that it came into existence in any other way than God created it. Why did God create the earth? He created it for man to use. Man is the boss over the earth. The earth is not the boss over man. The earth is big enough and has enough resources and to spare to fulfill its purpose. The earth’s purpose is to house the children of God. Man is eternal and has always existed. Man was not created in the womb of our mothers. So there are still lots of spirits (children of God) who still need to come to earth. To say the earth (The United States of America) is not big enough to contain more people is ridiculous and a lie. There is still plenty of open and unused space in the United States. If you live in a crowded state and can’t see this, consider doing a cross country road trip throughout the United States.
Kathy Shaidle, great work on this article one of the best I have ever seen. Very thorough with the supporting evidence (hyperlinks in main page).
Controlling population especially preventing virtuous married couples from having the family of their desire will invoke the wrath of God.
There LDS church warns against the destruction of the family, and this csar's crazy ideas would in fact do that.
In the proclamation on the family the LDS church says this,
"Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets."
The world has over 7 billion people in it. Since our population has doubled since the 50's we have seen increasing famine, starvation, crime, natural disasters and more. We must control population and shrink our numbers down naturally so we once again become balanced with nature.
Overpopulation is not some conspiracy, it is a fact.
Robert Moon is spamming The Activity Pit again: twi.cc/lAlq
The silence of the great bulk of television, radio, and print media about this should show one that they are posion. Go to Infowars.com to get the truth from people without the serial killer mentality of corporate media and the government.
All of MUST call our representatives and INSIST they DEFUND all those radical Czars and put in the bill that NO president can EVER have them again. They are communist, socialist and marxist and we must get rid of them and Obama is a Marxist.
The New World Order will not succeed... Americans, the real question is; Do you want a central government writting enviromental policies for this country and tax all of us internationaly. Cap and Trade bill and the global warming scam... there's a lot of powerful people looking to make massive amounts of money while we struggle with unemployment?
You know I've been reading some of these messages about GOD and prophets. I'm one american that is sick and tired of religous hocus-pocus. Religion wants to destroy science and critical thinking to bring back the dark ages. The bible is nothing more than an astrotheological literacy hybrid (plagiarism).
"Religion wants to destroy science and critical thinking to bring back the dark ages." Let me quote a greater intellect than yourself; "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind" - Albert Einstein. Science is GOD given too, and not often used to its full potential in examining scripture (ie: many christians believe earth is only 8,000yrs old when SCIENCE tells us its much older, as does the book of Genesis). Now who is really trying to destroy who? Time to hop out of your facet and see the whole diamond, friend.
Is is just me or is bret a dumb dumb?
John Holdren is typical of the corrupt of the progressives movement – their thought seems to be right out of the twilight zone. Their thought is so far from what Americans' think that they have to use double talk, and mislead people into thinking socialists/elitists are more capable of running the Republic than the serfs/people.
It's not immpossible to understand what's going on – researching history will show this has happened before (maybe not with as much arrogance as now being displayed) – We the people must stop this – trusting the gov. to take care of us hasn't worked in the past, and won't work in th future. The people are supposed to control the gov. NOT the gov. control the people.
Visiting the SEIU website, shows support of healthscare, and crap & tax. The jobs bill will probably have mandated handouts to Service Employees International Union. SEIU and ACORN apparently are also partners in crime. A recent visit to SEIU website shows that this union looks like it is cheerl
Well Kathy,
If one has the whole picture then it is possible to plan a clear route. It should be common sense that you don't build things to self-destruct. We don't breed in our house until it is unusable - especially if there is no where else to go - who's house and children will you take? The people planning things are thinking ahead to the time when we are allowed to join the galaxy of space travelling worlds. Do you really enjoy being a de-facto slave to a multinational conglomerate of soulless corporations? Today's problem is that the problems have momentum and the course must be changed. Those who stand to directly benefit from our actions are your descendants it is called planning. This is not an attack on Democracy or Capitalism, Science or Religion. The cornerstone of freedom is the ability to be flexible and to search for a better way to live within and with creation - whatever that turns out to be.
FART
Son OF Bitch...
This is smear, distortion and cherry-picking.
The poster does not provide any evidence of any kind that Holdren and Ehrlich are eugenicists. Planning with my wife to have three children instead of 20 is not eugenics; planning to drown our underweight babies would be.
The poster completely and deceitfully ignores Holdren's testimony at his Senate confirmation that the government should have no role in population control.
The poster provides no evidence that Ehrlich has been "discredited" -- and never even says which of his ideas have allegedly lost their credibility.
The book quotes don't demonstrate that Holdren and Ehrlich advocate harsh measures should be used. In their recent responses, which the poster does not mention, they state such passages are descriptive of what could be done, not what should be done, and say their decades of publishing since then back that up. This possibility should be investigated, not ignored.
The poster has withheld information and made a dishonest
Glen Beck on John Haldren:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/jul/29/glenn-bec...
and check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population
how are they going to enforce their bull s$$t as we are armed to the teeth..348 meet a commiezar.
@ bruce, how is your .348 going to match up with a laser from space aimed at your backside, or carpet bombs, etc.? Our puny "weapons" are only good in so far as they meet someone else's face to face.
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