[BlueTemplar]

How exactly was he proven wrong ? The rising productivity gains are built-in in his model.

Where do you get the idea that he "advocated excessive government intervention" ? He was instead criticized for his anti-welfare stance ! Or do you think that "educating women" is "excessive government intervention" ?!?

[aww_dang]

There was not mass starvation as I clearly stated.

The Malthusian position is one of finite resources and productivity. Peak oil, population control and assorted doomsaying. It would not be unreasonable to characterize the one child policy as excessive.

Your comment attempts to misconstrue cherry picked historical facts against the broader definition of Malthusianism.

It becomes offensive when you attempt to inject identity politics into what had been previously a mostly polite discussion. I'm afraid there is nothing for us to discuss.

[BlueTemplar]

A "broader definition" that you haven't even bothered to give ? Equating Malthus and "malthusians"? Straw-manning much ? What about the Irish Great Famine (shortly after Malthus' death). And I see that it's often blamed on laissez-faire politics ?

Where did you get "identity politics" from ?

Do you realize that peak oil denial is a deeply anti-science position ? (Unless you're thinking of abiotic oil?)