The shadow of the world's future, or The earth's population possibilities & the consequences of the present rate of increase of the earth's inhabitants

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Identifikator:: 1775636852

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-164018

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Author:: Knibbs, George Handley http://d-nb.info/gnd/1045010944

Title:: The shadow of the world's future, or The earth's population possibilities & the consequences of the present rate of increase of the earth's inhabitants

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Ernest Benn Limited

Year of publication:: (1928)

Scope:: 131 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter IX. World-Population and nationalism

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98 THE SHADOW OF THE WORLD’S FUTURE suffer terribly. When such a view goes as far as decid- ing for either “ Weltmacht oder Niedergang ”"—World- Power orDownfall—then such issues arise as those which recently cost mankind many millions of lives, terrible suffering, and great economic loss. A commitment to such a decision as is expressed by these three words costs, however, much more than this.. It does not end with the immediate disaster. The suspicion and hatred which are begotten are a terrible detriment to man- kind, and greatly hamper favourable developments subsequently. They destroy the sense of security in mutual relations; they mock at all ideals of honour and good faith; they turn the world into a realm, not merely where Man may have to suffer at the hands of Nature, but where he also has to fear, as a ghastly enemy, his fellow-man. While issues, such as those which are bred by the attitude just referred to, may arise, and must necessarily be looked upon as dread possibilities, peoples have no option but to anticipate them and their consequences. To do this, not merely are their thoughts and material acquisitions appropriated in costly preparations for defence, and even for attack by way of self-defence; they have also to shape their whole careers with these issues in view. They have also to debumanise their political attitude. Thus arise the forms of diplomacy which at present exist. For example, a nation, having secretly decided to invade another in order to attain certain military ends, does not hesitate to assure that nation that it need not fear such invasion. Such an attitude makes international goodwill an impossibility. This illustrates how it is that the a-moral view of all international relationships comes into being. The most solemn agreements and most positive assurances are in no way to be regarded as binding. They will be adhered to only while It suits, and will be set at naught as soon as one believes that it can be done with impunity,

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