A Rant about Population and it's place in combatting planetary emergencies.

Someone please tell me why we think it is something to celebrate that some couple has birthed 5-6-7 + children.
Why is that not shameful??!

Why, in the face of climate and political disasters, is no one talking about population control?

The religionists won't do it for several reasons.
The first one is the oppression of women by religious men who decide when sex occurs and whether it's 'protected' or not, with many religious organizations declaring contraception to be a Sin.
Another is the strong desire to create tiny little religionists by starting a child's indoctrination in the cradle. Every religion about which I have knowledge (either by experience or by research - limited, I admit) practices this brain-washing.
This is just patriarchal tyranny and is also playing out in America's politics right now. It is done in the name of their god, but it is just patriarchal BS.

There seems to be something in the male psyche that insists they are not masculine (enough) unless they are, or have, sired children. I think that women don't have that drive, or at least not in quite the same way. Women seem able to nurture and support with or without a genetic bond.

I do understand that male animals have an instinctual drive to procreate. It's a major biological function our species.
It is a major reason why I think women who choose to marry men should include a separate legal document about each party's 'rights & responsibilities'. developing any critical thinking skills. It seems a little unfair to expect fidelity from a male unless it is agreed separately and in writing.
Yes, I'm a curmudgeon on subjects like this.

Women CAN'T do it in the world's present condition of female oppression.

And if one looks at social media it is clear that we care much more about seeing dogs and cats adopted than we do about seeing children adopted. And we speak about Values and Morals as if we have some.

enough of this for now...or always. I feel so frustrated about shit like this. 
The need to speak burst upon me when I read a headline about a celebrity showing off pics of his Seven (7) children!! When a friend thought he had spawned enough and suggested, “wrap it up and protect [your]self”, this celeb said, “I didn’t have no accident. [There were] a lot of people that I could’ve gotten pregnant that I didn’t. You only live once.”