Halloween, that time of the year when everyone is entitled to a good scare, is just around the corner. It’s a day on the calendar to reflect on the real ghouls and goblins that have inflicted more pain on mankind than Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, or even Mariah Carey. The actual monsters are the globalists who have perpetrated one of the most consequential and potentially permanent ideas on the planet: overpopulation. And the only cure, according to them, is depopulation.
Depopulation on Halloween
More than half a century ago, Hollywood produced a corny motion picture titled Soylent Green, which was based on the novel Make Room! Make Room! If you have yet to watch the film, the story concentrates on the theme of overpopulation as a central cause of ecological decay and societal collapse. The air is green, people are crammed into small places, and natural resources are depleted. By the end of the movie, which is set in 2022, we learn that the only food available to the world is (spoiler alert) people. “Soylent Green is people!” Charlton Heston yells toward the end of the film.
It has been three years since the movie was set. Instead of consuming human remains, the globalists encouraged the world to “eat ze bugs” and championed a goal of degrowth. Despite the apocalyptic scenario presented by Hollywood, people are still consuming regular food and breathing clean air. Put simply, it aged like soy milk.
Fast forward to 2006. Children of Men flips the script and explores the themes of infertility and a declining population – no children have been born in almost two decades. In addition to an Orwellian depiction of society, the picture also examines nihilism as suicide becomes common.
Nearly 20 years later, the world is entering a period of population decline. While estimates vary, the global population is expected to diminish in the coming decades for the first time since the Black Plague, the result of voluntary decisions and government policies.
Which film appears more terrifying based on current conditions? Soylent Green or Children of Men?
Got Kids?
In July 2024, the Pew Research Center reported that US fertility reached a historic low in 2023. Additionally, the share of US adults under 50 without children who say they are unlikely ever to have children climbed to 47%. Considering the cost to have and raise children, from food to health care, Americans cannot be faulted for ending their bloodline.
This sentiment is found across the developed world – not just the United States – with fertility rates well below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman. The latest data reveal fertility rates of 1.79 in France, 1.63 in the United Kingdom, 1.47 in Canada, 1.58 in Australia, and 1.24 in Italy. This is also prevalent across Asian countries, such as China (1.09), Japan (1.3), and South Korea (0.75).
Economic factors are the primary contributing factor, but increasing clinical infertility is another.
In many places, immigration has been the driving force behind population gains. In the Great White North, for instance, 72% of the country’s population growth in the second quarter of 2025 was fueled by global migration. While this is down from 95% in the second quarter of 2024, it remains a worrisome trend that is reshaping the fabric of Canada.
And there lies the rub. Experts purport that countries around the world will continue to see shrinking populations unless immigration increases or governments take action to sustain the economy and protect entitlement programs. We have seen the former occur – foreigners are having the children – but what about the latter?
A growing chorus of nations has adopted pro-natalist policies to encourage reproduction. Hungary maintains lofty tax exemptions, interest-free loans, and subsidized housing for mothers with four or more children. Canada has had a Child Tax Benefit program for decades. Poland maintains a monthly payment initiative, while Italy and Spain have introduced cash bonuses. China abandoned its one-child policy, launched cash subsidies, offered tax breaks, and presented housing incentives to facilitate childbirth.
The results? Nothing appears to be working to push the native population to have kids.
Globalists Are Victorious
A less discussed reason for the Roman Empire’s fall was low birth rates. The elites and upper classes avoided children. Ironically enough, it was the poor who had kids. That said, Roman emperors, such as Augustus, employed pro-natalist measures that rewarded families and punished childlessness. But it was a case of too little, too late.
In 2025, it is safe to say that the globalists have won. Is it a defeatist attitude? In the broad array of slasher films, the villain keeps returning, no matter how often they are killed. Michael Myers, despite being set on fire, shot, and beaten, has come back to life 11 times. Freddy Krueger has regularly returned to plague our dreams, while Jason Voorhees has ostensibly found eternal life. Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas haunts us every year.
Like these iconic horror characters, the globalists’ dreams never die. Depopulation was once confined to the fringes of academics. Today, it is becoming a terrifying reality.
Forget the slasher/scream ladies Ellen Ripley, Sidney Prescott, and Laurie Strode. The only hero we need is Elon Musk!
