Show of Hands

We are 5th on the list of top resource users.

We are really only number 5? That seems to be much improved, as we used to be #2 behind China (or so I have heard)

Also, how large are the gaps between #4 and U.S.?

Ok, that number was from my memory, but I looked it up, again and as of 2012, we were #5. It's based on per capita so the top 1-4 would have to be small. I'm guessing. So I looked for 1-4 and I came across a nicely done top ten list by National Geographic. I hate giving links because any source can be deemed worthless but it's start.
environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/sustainable-earth/pictures-ten-countries-with-the-biggest-footprints/#/rio-20-united-nations-country-footprints-kuwait_53579_600x450.jpg

I think our natural resources, non renewable, resources, used for producing energy,
Are always going to be high for USA. And I think must statistics add in how much is used minus how much is produced.
www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/consumption-statistics.html

Of course! Here it is:

m.france24.com/en/20160807-earth-overshoot-day-resources-depleted-quickest-rate-ever-2016

I love France24, I watch them to learn about international news and practice my French.

The no's won't elaborate. They know it's wrong and they still do it.

No, we shouldn't fight to curb natural resource use. Instead we should curb overpopulation. We as a species are growing like a virus, and our numbers need to be slowed. No amount of Natural Resource Conservation is going to matter if you have a population that continues to grow and expand without consequence.

Nemy, I agree. But what's your position on abortion?

I'm not only for it, I think the Government nerds to restrict who can be parents. I know it sounds totalitarian but with the birth rate on the rise, natural resources on the decline, I'm not sure of any other way of doing this.

Nemacyst- That sounds an awful lot like eugenics. Woodrow Wilson openly wanted that 100 years ago. He wanted only intelligent white people to reproduce, that way minorities could ultimately go extinct in this country. Assuming you're not racist, who do you propose should be allowed to parent?

It does sound a lot like eugenics... Who should be a parent? Perhaps we should do it like liberals want to do with guns, to have a child you need to apply for a license. If you have a child without said license, both parents are terminated and the child goes to foster care. Seems legit.

Yeah that doesn't sound totalitarian, it is totalitarian. I'm glad ideas like yours will never reach reality here in the home of the free

I am too!

Like what?