by B. R. GOWANI
In July 2024, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
Russia’s present fertility rate is 1.4 children per woman
“This is comparable to European countries, Japan and so on. But this is disastrous for the future of the nation.”
to maintain it’s current population,
it needs a fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman
Russia’s Health Minister Dr Yevgeny Shestopalov told women
“Being very busy at work is not a valid reason, but a lame excuse.”
when the interviewer countered the Health Minister
“There are people who work 12 to 14 hours – when do they make babies?”
Health Minister was ready with the answer
it’s a different matter whether the answer made any sense
“You can engage in procreation during breaks, because life flies by too quickly.”
how long is the break?
more time’s required for sex when 2 persons like each other or are in love
but for procreation purpose not much time is necessary
a woman is to be treated as a child-producing machine so no love is needed
but then, why the procreation process during the breaks only?
why not also during work hours?
place some portable sex-rooms (like portable toilet) in working areas
whenever anyone has sexual thoughts, that person could visit the sex-room
but there is a minor problem …
is the health minister recommending anyone to have sex with anyone?
because all the husbands/wives couldn’t be working at the same place
ditto with all the girlfriends/boyfriends or live-in-partners
Russia’s then Health Minister had recommended similarly in July 2023
“A belief has developed that a woman should first get an education and build a career and that only after that should she think about having children.”
education & career first; children later is an “improper practice”
Tatyana Butskaya (MP or Member of Parliament) showcased her wisdom
“Each employer should look at their workplace, what is your birth rate? Here in your team.”
“Do you have one more child this year from each person who can give birth to a child this year – or not?
“This is exactly how we should pose this question…we will monitor it. In a year, our task is, of course, to increase it.”
let’s hope the monitoring is not this kind of Woody Allen film scene
MP Zhanna Ryabtseva wants girls to begin producing children at 18
“Give birth, give birth and give birth again, you need to give birth, give birth at 18.”
Politician Anna Kuznetsova wants women to have 4 or more children
“You should start giving birth at 19-20 years old. Then, statistically, the family will be able to have three, four, or more children.”
but why? so Russia could have more …
serfs, servants, slaves, soldiers, shoppers …
the world has turned into a commercial wasteland
life revolves around work, work, work, …
produce, produce, produce, …
consume, consume, consume, …
waste, waste, waste, …
Russia & other countries can stabilize their birthrates
provided they arrest this rampant capitalism
less work, less production, less consumption, less waste
this will give time for people to relax …
in turn, more time will incentivize those people who want more children
forcing and monitoring women to produce more children is wrong
it will also create financial problems for most women
children need decent education, housing, health, social environment
so …
will the government provide these resources?
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com