Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Be Fertile and Multiply?

I can hardly wait to see the hash tag for this Iranian program:

In his 14-point decree, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said increasing Iran's 76 million-strong population would "strengthen national identity" and counter "undesirable aspects of Western lifestyles".

"Given the importance of population size in sovereign might and economic progress ... firm, quick and efficient steps must be taken to offset the steep fall in birth rate of recent years," he wrote in the edict published on his website.

In other words, Khamenei just told Iran's women that they are pretty much screwed.

You have to admire that honesty, at least.