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angrychair

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Fri Oct 17, 2025, 12:13 PM Friday

Under His Eye [View all]

RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, the fertility rate in this country was 3.5%. Today it is 1.6%. The replacement rate -- in other words the amount of fertility you need to keep your population even -- is 2.1%. We are below replacement. That is a national security threat to our country."


What are they implying here? Do they want to force women to have children against their will? Because that is exactly what it sounds like. This is some serious "Handmade's Tale" rethoric.

The government has no input into when, where, how or why people make decisions about their family.
Where is the so-called "Party of Small Government" in all this?

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RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, the fertility rate in this country was 3.5%. Today it is 1.6%. The replacement rate -- in other words the amount of fertility you need to keep your population even -- is 2.1%. We are below replacement. That is a national security threat to our country."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-10-16T20:22:37.705Z
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