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Social Sterilization – When a Society Demographically Dismantles ItselfPublic Broadcaster Launches Campaign Against Children. 
The birth rate in Germany has fallen to its lowest level in over a decade. According to Spiegel, it will be around 1.35 children per woman in 2025 (spiegel.de). This decline marks not just a statistical figure but a profound societal change. While the fertility rate has mostly hovered between 1.2 and 1.4 over the last 50 years, there was a slight increase between 2015 and 2021, helped by family policies like parental allowance and expanded childcare. Since 2022, however, a sharp downward trend has set in, explainable by crises such as the pandemic, inflation, geopolitical uncertainties, and societal anxieties about the future. The Concept of "Social Sterilization"Political scientist Ulrike Guérot points out that demographic decline should not be understood solely biologically. The term "social sterilization" describes a development where economic and cultural conditions effectively prevent people from having children—not by force, but through structural discouragement. High living costs, insecure employment, housing shortages, and a societal mood that portrays parenthood more as a burden than a blessing contribute to many people's unfulfilled desire to have children.Ulrich Siegmund Against "Child-Hostile" NarrativesThe AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund recently addressed this topic in a video message. He referenced the current birth statistics and sharply criticized a campaign by the science program Quarks (ARD), which highlights sleep loss, financial burdens, and potential declines in happiness due to children (apollo-news.net). Siegmund called this an "absolutely child-hostile orientation" of the public broadcaster. Instead of emphasizing problems, there should be campaigns highlighting the value and beauty of family. Children are "the most wonderful thing in the world," and every investment in them is well spent. He also demanded the abolition of the broadcasting fee and to invest the money in families instead.A Reflection of Societal PrioritiesWhether one agrees with Siegmund's exaggeration or not—the debate makes clear: in times of declining birth rates, the question of how a society portrays parenthood is more than a side issue. Between sober analyses of burdens and emotional pleas for family life, a discourse emerges that is directly linked to the idea of "social sterilization." When children are predominantly seen in public perception as a cost factor or limitation, this acts like an invisible birth inhibitor.A society needs a birth rate of about 2.1 children per woman to keep its population stable in the long term and avoid shrinking. 
Apparently, the images have been removed from the internet. Quarks warns about sleep loss, income loss, and health consequences of having children. Demographic Development Is Not FateDemographic development is not fate but an expression of societal conditions. Whether Germany can stabilize its birth rate depends not only on financial incentives but also on whether the cultural climate conveys stronger family-friendliness again. Between Quarks analyses and Siegmund's appeal lies a broad field of possibilities—the crucial question will be whether society finds a way out of self-imposed "social sterilization."Does ARD Hate Children, or Just Germans? Merz Really Said ThatAuthor: AI-Translation - АИИ | |
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