Idiocracy

This movie came out in 2006 and when Drury college got a hold of it, it kind of had a rush in popularity. T-shirts were made "Don't become extinct- go to college".

I mentioned the movie during my political science class and only one other person heard of it. The topic was over media and how public opinion effects politics.

In the movie Idiocracy, the stage is set so that the only population that reproduces is the unintelligent parts of society. The "smart" people don't have children because they think about whether or not they can afford a child... After a while the intelligent people become extinct and the whole world is on welfare.

Educational standards have to be lowered to allow the dumb children to pass classes. Eventually, school is useless and proper English is punishable by death.

Only a few corporations create food, nothing is grown anymore, and fast food is now delivered through a vending machine. All merchandise, clothes, and other amenities can be found in a massive warehouse that might as well be it's own city.

Its a futuristic tale about the "dumbing down" of society and what it could cost us.

In its own way, the film is highly controversial/offensive due to the fact that reproduction is seen as an act of stupidity. Lately on the news I've been reading several articles about the carbon footprint of growing populations. That by not having children, you could cut back on the green house effect.

People get their panties in a twist because you cant tell anyone directly not to have children. Or that you might want to wait till you have kids until you can afford them is apparently insulting or taboo.

But when I look at my own family, with the members in it that are purely having kids to stay on welfare or work the system... I cant help but be pissed off! Never mind what this does to the children who cant get proper attention or care because mom is more concerned with getting a gov. check, then how she's raising them.

"Octomom" has to be the worst manifestation of a society that promotes having children at any cost.

I certainly like to think that molding a human life is clearly one of he most important jobs in the world. Yet there are more tests you have to pass in order to operate a car, or get a college degree. There is no standard for having children...

I always say that your ability to have a child is no miracle... raising the child however, to be a productive member of society, is.