Egyptians are celebrating the departure of Mubarak as well they might. The protests started because of high food prices and Egyptians believe that democracy will provide them with milk and honey. But will it? Food prices are high globally partly because 2010 was the worst year on record for natural disasters affecting food production. As regional governments scramble to buy more food to supply at subsidised rates to prevent unrest in their own countries prices will rise further. China is facing severe drought and may buy food to control inflation. Egypt has a birth rate of 25.43 per thousand people and 33% of the population is under 14 years of age. The country is mostly desert with cultivation possible only in the Nile delta so an exploding population will always stay ahead of the government's ability to provide cheap food. Egypt is not alone. One hundred years ago population of the entire world was a mere 1.6 billion, 3.5 billion in 1968, 6 billion 12 years ago and is predicted to hit 7 billion on October 31 this year. Sadly India is adding 27 million every year, one fifth of all births in the world and the 7 billionth child will be a boy in rural UP. As our population grows unchecked agricultural land is diminishing as real estate developers buy up fertile land to construct residential housing and multinationals to build factories. This is a catastrophe waiting to happen and population growth must not only be stopped but reversed, by force if necessary. Sadly vast armies of hungry, naked aam aadmi constitute a priceless " vote bank " for lying politicians to exploit. So, let them die.