During my studies on the "peace" in a society, or "peacefull-ness" of a society, I , after finishing the african continent, was directed to study holland and Norway.
The research was based on hard core statistical data collected over the years of 1927 till 1998. With in frequent gaps but a nice graph of upward movement of "peacefullness" of these societies in general.
I was interested in this as to understand "our" position in the global realm.
My observation, quickly, picked up a historical trend , remember data tables and spreadsheets are not easy and if you want to torture someone give them a ledger, which was always listed on the top columns of the data tables. This was the word "POPULATION"....and its obvious and easy observation, one need not be a genious...
i saw some computer generated models and when I myself started creating basic level graphs from the data with a comparative injection of population metrics, I started noticing a "trend"....
The noticeable trend was a successfull subconcious effort of these societies to keep their population in balance, keep in mind that I am not using the word "control", in BALANCE, with their home grown natural consumable resources.
The implications of this "BALANCE" with their "POPULATION" serves a "impact" and has an "effect" on the general and long term "sustained development" of their society towards a "better quality" of life.......
I started tracing this "idea", to know who and how did they find such ratio's and how did they "ingrain" it into the society...I found out, lo and behold, that "farmers" were the ones who highlighted these trends and got the attention of the "monks" or religious pastors, who influenced their church and in an almost invisible manner via simple sermon and advise in 17 years the effects of "POPULATION BALANCE" was visible and the benefits were evident enough to get support from main stream society....leading to a "peacefull" society in general....
My thoughts drift back to our homeland.......are we not a "farming" nation, are we not smart enough to realize this "trend"......
but do you see how counter productive the "religious" are in this area......?
I wish our Media was really introducing this critical long term idea instead of Altafa Kaliya's soap opera!
What do the scholars think ?
Mulla!
Trends might have shifted, as I remember that both countries had opened immigration and immigrants have changed the balance and quality of life.
