Critics from India seem to be asking one underlying question: "Why do Americans think they deserve to eat more than Indians?"

That's a very good question.  Why is it ok for Americans to have more food, more material goods, a better quality of lifestyle than people in India, or China or Africa?  How is it ok for developed countries to point the finger at population increases in the third world and say that if they didn't have so many babies all the time then they'd have more food to go around.  

If they stop reproducing so selfishly then everyone can have their bowl of rice a day while our fridges stay full of food that is either nutritionally unnecessary (eg Twinkies) or stuff that gets chucked because we have more than we need.


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