5/24/2022, 8:19 am
First came Roe vs Wade which paved the way for "Birthing People" to rid themselves of an "inconvenience" that prevented them from attending parties, celebrations, vacations, etc...
This resulted in the "removal" of more than 62 million unborn in the USA.
Recently came the discovery that men could become pregnant and need an abortion.
Now it's time to deal with those pesky senior citizens
From Japan Today
A Japanese filmmaker is shaking Cannes film audiences to the core with a dystopian vision of her country in which old people agree to be euthanised to solve the challenge of a rapidly aging population.
"Plan 75" by Japanese director and writer Chie Hayakawa is based on a very real problem.
Japan is the most rapidly-aging industrial society, a trend that is causing huge economic and political problems as a dwindling number of younger people must support a growing army of the old.
Close to 30 percent of Japan's population is over 65, the majority women, and that rate is expected to continue rising in coming decades.
In the movie, anybody over 75 is encouraged to sign up for a deal with the government by which they receive a sum of money in return for agreeing to be euthanised. A collective funeral is thrown in for free.
Slick ad campaigns and calls from people with soothing voices are part of the effort to get people to sign up. Handsome advisors list the small pleasures candidates could afford with the money. "You'll be able to go to the restaurant," says one.
If Plan 75 is implemented and successful, how long before it's revised to be Plan 65, or Plan 55?
This resulted in the "removal" of more than 62 million unborn in the USA.
Recently came the discovery that men could become pregnant and need an abortion.
Now it's time to deal with those pesky senior citizens
From Japan Today
A Japanese filmmaker is shaking Cannes film audiences to the core with a dystopian vision of her country in which old people agree to be euthanised to solve the challenge of a rapidly aging population.
"Plan 75" by Japanese director and writer Chie Hayakawa is based on a very real problem.
Japan is the most rapidly-aging industrial society, a trend that is causing huge economic and political problems as a dwindling number of younger people must support a growing army of the old.
Close to 30 percent of Japan's population is over 65, the majority women, and that rate is expected to continue rising in coming decades.
In the movie, anybody over 75 is encouraged to sign up for a deal with the government by which they receive a sum of money in return for agreeing to be euthanised. A collective funeral is thrown in for free.
Slick ad campaigns and calls from people with soothing voices are part of the effort to get people to sign up. Handsome advisors list the small pleasures candidates could afford with the money. "You'll be able to go to the restaurant," says one.
If Plan 75 is implemented and successful, how long before it's revised to be Plan 65, or Plan 55?
