Actually Matt, I agree with everything you said, especially the part about education.
Having been lucky enough to have been born an American, I've been brought up with the idea that "freedom"(I know, a somewhat vague term often thrown out in discussions as some kind of simplistic "trump card") should be the overriding goal of people's lives. Not a bad thing most of the time, I think. So, to push for any type of child-restriction system such as the Chinese instituted years ago in order for them to "catch up" with the industialized nations of the world, naturally goes against my basic thinking.
But unfortunately the Chinese method HAS worked, as Nibiker noted, and as Larry noted, does that make it right?! Not in my book!
And so...THIS is the reason I originally stated here..."There is no hope, people! You gotta laugh at the human race, or you'd go crazy!"...because, what often works isn't "right", and what's "right" doesn't often work!
(as I'm sure you know)
