Can Countries overcome the Demographic Cliff

I wrote an earlier set of blogs that looked at the demographic cliff facing many countries and the impact it is already having. Those blogs dwelt mainly on the numbers and the consequences. I came across a set of videos from a Czech researcher that delves deeper into the history and the causes of these demographic changes. These are really good videos that I felt compelled to share.

This is a YouTube channel from the Czech Republic called "KaiserBauch". This channel is pragmatic in its views and tends to look at cultural contexts of mass immigration.

The first two videos I am sharing are about The United States. The videos explore the contexts of migrations from Latin America and make a great observation of how well-integrated these communities are in the country. For example, they are very well assimilated into the Armed Forces and the Police, which is quite in contrast to what has happened in Europe where immigrants from the Arab world, Africa, and elsewhere have continued to live like aliens.

He brings out the nuances rather well.

Part 1



Part 2




The next video does a broad sweep of East Asia. These countries have historically been relatively closed to immigrants. Many of these countries have experienced the demographic shock in much shorter time frames than the Americans and the Europeans. What took over 100 years to happen in Europe has happened in just about 40 years in East Asia.


What is striking about East Asia is that it (the world itself?) has been caught completely unaware and appears to be powerless against a giant irreversible force.

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