– #Sticky Note –
Mamma! / Sì? // Verranno molti amici alla mia festa di compleanno? / Sì, verrà molta gente. // Riceverò molti regali? / Forse più regali di quanti ne desideri. // Abbiamo abbastanza da mangiare e da bere? / Sì, ognuno porta qualcosa di gustoso. // Abbiamo abbastanza spazio a casa per tutti? / No, ma faremo la festa sul prato ai piedi della montagna, con il cielo azzurro e il sole splendente. // Quando finisce la festa? / Appena tutto sarà stato mangiato e bevuto e anche la cara luna sarà stanca. Poi tutti dicono buonanotte e tornano a casa. // Mamma! / Sì? // D'estate devo sempre indossare i pantaloncini? / Claudio, vai a dormire adesso! (Conversazione tra la cara mamma Margareta e il piccolo Claudio)
Caro Papa Francesco!
Come stai? ...
Da me va tutto bene. ...
Cosa c'è?
Ci sono troppe persone che vivono su questo piccolo pianeta. Dario[1] mi sta dicendo dall'oltretomba che la terra si è ristretta; il Piccolo Principe[2] glielo ha appena sussurrato.
Possiamo continuare in inglese?
Oh, molto bene!
A few questions for you:
# Ever heard of Malthus[3] and his Essay on the Principle of Population[4]?
# Do you believe, the prevalence of natural resources[5] has ever been in synchrony with population growth[6]?
# What are e.g. Europe’s and also Italy’s geographical, financial and cultural limits to capacity planning on accepting migrants[7] from global fountains of limitless procreation?
# Why do you[8] see difficulties in accepting the relevance of contraception[9] despite the rate of lethality of newborns and infants[10] especially stemming from Third-World countries?
Pensavamo che la Chiesa si fosse ritirata dall'ingerenza nella politica italiana ... invece c'è una terribile recrudescenza. Sono brutti segnali per la libertà di espressione. (Dario Fo)
Cosa c'entra l'uno con l'altro?
Un'altra domanda per voi:
# Che cosa significa che Dio è con noi?
By the way, shame on Angelo[11]!
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Respectfully yours,
Cal Caleido
Frame of Reference
Behemoth’s Unresolved Simplexities!
[2] The Little Prince (Wikiped)
[3] Thomas Malthus | Biography, Theory, Overpopulation, Poverty, & Facts | Britannica
[4] Thomas Malthus - Essay on the Principle of Population (esp.org)
[5] Worldmapper | rediscover the world as you've never seen it before
[6] World Population Clock: 8.1 Billion People (LIVE, 2023) - Worldometer (worldometers.info) ––– Visualizing the Changing World Population, by Country (visualcapitalist.com) ––– World Population by Country 2023 (Live) (worldpopulationreview.com) ––– Comparison: Population growth by country (worlddata.info) ––– Countries with the highest population growth rate 2023 | Statista ––– The countries projected to gain and lose the most people by 2100 | Pew Research Center ––– World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations
[7] Program: Maps of Immigrants and Emigrants Around t.. | migrationpolicy.org ––– Interactive World Migration Report 2022 (iom.int) ––– International Migrations - Graphs and maps - Ined - Institut national d’études démographiques ––– Chart: A Global Overview of Human Migration | Statista ––– a case in point: As Trump closes US doors to migrants, Latin Americans look to Europe | Migration | The Guardian ––– related as follows: Migration from Latin America to Europe (Wikiped) ––– Migration from Latin America to Europe (Wikiped) ––– Migration Research Series No. 16: Migration from Latin America to Europe: Trends and Policy Challenges (iom.int) ––– Latin Americans and Caribbeans in Europe: A Cross‐Country Analysis (ced.cat)
[8] Christian views on birth control (Wikiped)
[9] History: History of birth control (Wikiped) ––– The History of Birth Control: Early Methods, Legal Issues, & More (healthline.com) ––– Ancient Birth Control Methods: How Did Women Prevent Pregnancy Throughout the Ages? (flo.health) ––– | ––– Prevalence: Prevalence of birth control (Wikiped) ––– World Contraceptive Use | Population Division (un.org) ––– Birth Control Around the World | Superdrug Online Doctor ––– | ––– Religion and Culture: Religion and birth control (Wikiped) ––– Birth Control And Religion: Views Of The Major Faiths (pandiahealth.com) ––– Religious and Cultural Influences on Contraception (jogc.com)
[10] Child mortality (Wikiped) ––– List of countries by infant and under-five mortality rates (Wikiped)
[11] Vatican court convicts cardinal Angelo Becciu of embezzlement | Vatican | The Guardian
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