Headlines don't tell the truth
I seem to see a lot of headlines in the news similar to the following:
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FISHING STOCKS SEVERELY DEPLETED OFF CANADIAN COAST
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JAPANESE AGRICULTURAL LAND IN SHORT SUPPLY
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FLORIDA CITRUS YIELD HITS 30-YEAR LOW
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PETROLEUM RESERVES WILL RUN OUT IN 2010, STUDY SHOWS
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DRINKING WATER SHORTAGE COMPOUNDS RWANDAN REFUGEES' PLIGHT
Maybe it's just me, but I think a better title for these articles would
be:
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TOO MANY HUMANS EATING CANADIAN FISH HARVEST
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TOO MANY HUMANS FARMING JAPANESE LAND
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TOO MANY HUMANS EATING FLORIDA CITRUS
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TOO MANY HUMANS MINING PETROLEUM RESERVES
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TOO MANY HUMANS DRINKING WATER IN RWANDA
Seriously though, I wish the newspapers and other media would at least
point out that there are two sides to the equation. If it weren't for the
fact that there are so many of us, there wouldn't be so little of everything
else.
From: Gregory C.
Wilcox
Email: gwilcox@charter.net
828-665-7531 (home)
617-498-5476 (work)
30 May 1995