***] I am an unrepentant malthusian [***
Suffice it to say that Douglas was an unrepentant
anti-Malthusian as am I. At the same time I am a
conservationist. It is not a contradiction in terms
but the difference in perspective between pessimism
and optimism. Look at the rain forest of Amazonia
Douglas never advocated a means test. The draft
plan was an appendix to some editions of *Social
Credit* first published in 1924, and should be
interpreted in the context of the first desideratum
as social credit is being introduced. See:
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Suffice it to say that Douglas was an
unrepentantanti-Malthusian as am I. At the same time I am
aconservationist.
***] No, the Malthusian issue does not reduce to
optimism vs. pessimism. I think you didn't read me
carefully enough on the nature of the dilemma. [***
Yes it does. I say that it does. Malthusians are
tunnel-vision pessimists. They are the people who
Douglas was talking about who reach
