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What is happening in Greece? The “national threat” that puts the entire population of that country at risk

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Elon Musk He tweeted about a situation that has been on Greece’s radar for some time: the possibility of being the first country to suffer a truly severe “demographic collapse.”

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“Greece is one of dozens of countries experiencing a demographic collapse due to low birth rates,” the tycoon wrote in X citing an article from The People’s Voice TV.

But what do you mean by “demographic collapse”?

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The demographic collapse in Greece

Demographic collapse is the phenomenon of depopulation linked to a sudden decrease in the number of people living in a society or to moments of crisis linked to low birth rates.

As already mentioned, the entrepreneur’s tweet cites an article from The People’s Voice which states that the European country will suffer from this problem due to the sudden loss of its young population. This must be taken with a grain of salt..

Elon's tweet and the one quoted by the tycoon.  Photo: XElon’s tweet and the one quoted by the tycoon. Photo: X

One cannot ignore the fact that The People’s Voice is a site that, according to Wikipedia, would be “fake news“(fake news).

There are several specialized sites, such as Maldita.es, which warn of the veracity of their news headlines, presumably represented by a double blue tick.

In its Terms of Use, the American site states that its information may contain “inaccuracies” and that it often “covers headlines that major media outlets avoid.”

The article cites authoritative voices, such as those of the Finance Minister and the Prime Minister of that country, while at the same time exposing a strongly anti-vaccine position considering Covid-19 as a possible cause of the evil that is afflicting Greece. suffering.

The profile of The profile of “The People’s Voice” on Wikipedia.

The report finds that “statistics on sudden and unexpected deaths have skyrocketed in perfect sync” with the rollout of the Covid mRNA vaccine in 2021, with no evidence from the Greek government showing that deaths among the population have anything to do with thereby.

The outlet also states that “Greece is expected to become the first nation to suffer a ‘population collapse’ as sudden and unexpected deaths continue to rise across the country, while fertility rates have plummeted to lower levels than previously experts previously thought possible.”

Regardless of the veracity of the note, the information that caught Musk’s attention is largely true.

Elon Musk is one of the most influential tweeters in the world.  And yes, it's his social network ... Photo: REUTERSElon Musk is one of the most influential tweeters in the world. And yes, it’s his social network … Photo: REUTERS

What the mainstream media are saying about the possibility of a “demographic collapse” in Greece

The first thing you find when you search “population collapse” on Google you can find news from Bloomberg, The Japan Times or The Economist with reassuring headlines for humanity. “Don’t panic” is the phrase that acts as a common denominator.

The People’s Voice talks about a real problem, but one that is above all the product of other causes.

Low birth rate, economic instability, female unemployment and lack of government efforts to promote fertility They make Greece suffer even more due to a situation that concerns almost the entire European Union.

In December 2018, the Washington Post attributed Greece’s population decline to the country’s “deep and prolonged crisis, which began in late 2009 and worsened in 2011 and subsequent years.”

There are practically no children in the suburbs of large cities.  Photo: AFPThere are practically no children in the suburbs of large cities. Photo: AFP

But also, according to that medium, the problem affecting Greece in particular would have to do with a fstrong emigration of young “potential parents”.

At the time, Greece’s fertility rate was around approx 1.35 births per woman, well below the rate of 2.1 necessary for a stable population. It is evident that the crisis was a key factor because the birth rate increased until 2008.

Towards the end of 2023, the Greek government had promised a series of new measures in an attempt to counter the looming demographic challenge.

Last year, the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis In a conference he said that the 2022 figures were “extremely worrying”.

“Our country only records one birth for every two deaths. It is a negative balance that has been increasing for almost half a century. “The demographic collapse is literally becoming an existential gamble for our future,” the politician said.

Some of the measures taken by the government that have not yet worked were tax cuts for families with children, improvements in parents’ wages and child benefits, better childcare options for working mothers, and housing initiatives aimed at Greeks under 40 years old.

On April 10, Reuters published a report titled “The Lost Battle Against Greece’s Falling Birth Rates” that depicted a bleak outlook.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.  Photo: APGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo: AP

It should be noted that the article does not mention vaccines as a possible cause of the population collapse.

Reuters indicates that in 2022 Greece recorded the lowest number of births in 92 years and that everything indicates that the numbers in 2023 will be similar.

The government’s challenge is to “overcome the trauma of the debt crisis” and find a way around the decline in birth rates, which is, according to the minister, a “national threat” is one “time bomb“for pensions.

Source: Clarin

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