Death of the West?

It's the Demography, Stupid
The real reason the West is in danger of extinction.

BY MARK STEYN Wednesday, January 4, 2006 12:01 a.m. EST

Most people reading this have strong stomachs, so let me lay it out as baldly as I can: Much of what we loosely call the Western world will not survive this century, and much of it will effectively disappear within our lifetimes, including many if not most Western European countries. There'll probably still be a geographical area on the map marked as Italy or the Netherlands--probably--just as in Istanbul there's still a building called St. Sophia's Cathedral. But it's not a cathedral; it's merely a designation for a piece of real estate. Likewise, Italy and the Netherlands will merely be designations for real estate. The challenge for those who reckon Western civilization is on balance better than the alternatives is to figure out a way to save at least some parts of the West.....

Follow the link for the rest of the article:

http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110007760

A fascinating article about an issue that we will have to deal with in the near future like it or not.

Thanks Matthew Hill for the link!