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Those terrible anti-science Republicans. Nothing like the Democrats with their attacks on the science behind technological advancements such as fracking and GMOs.
+1. Very well said. Adopting anti-science populism for political gain at the expense of American leadership in science and technology is almost criminal, almost treasonous. It eats at the very foundation of America's success and prosperity -- and that's not hyperbole.
One of the enormous risks of this trend is that it makes us less safe. The DOD depends on that R&D to ensure that they have the most modern weapons technology in the world. This is where we need to be spending our tax dollars, on cutting edge research under ARPA/DARPA, not on some ridiculous border wall.
one of the enormous risks of this trend is that it makes us less safe. The dod depends on that r&d to ensure that they have the most modern weapons technology in the world. This is where we need to be spending our tax dollars, on cutting edge research under arpa/darpa, not on some ridiculous border wall.
According to most conservatives, all we need as a society is a bronze-age book of mythology. Science is a vast conspiracy to undermine that book so therefore it should not be trusted. Sadly, that is where we are at in this country right now.
This is one area where I believe republicans are making a very big mistake. Education is the backbone of this country's success, both economically and militarily. We wouldn't have the defensive edge over other countries if it weren't for our smart engineers/scientists solving tough problems and staying ahead of the curve.
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Originally Posted by Elliott_CA
+1. Very well said. Adopting anti-science populism for political gain at the expense of American leadership in science and technology is almost criminal, almost treasonous. It eats at the very foundation of America's success and prosperity -- and that's not hyperbole.
If you read the link, the primary reason for our downfall lies with the sorry state of our postmodern universities to churn out productive individuals into the workforce:
The U.S. fell to 11th place from ninth mainly because of an eight-spot slump in the post-secondary, or tertiary, education-efficiency category, which includes the share of new science and engineering graduates in the labor force. Value-added manufacturing also declined. Improvement in the productivity score couldn’t make up for the lost ground.
We have people teaching these kids that math is oppressive!
We have people teaching these kids their contributions are worthless without intersectionality.
Unless we purge our universities of the SJWs, things will only get worse.
The United States is no longer in the top 10 of countries for innovation and new technology. A big reason for this are cutbacks in research and development at universities. You cannot compete in the global marketplace if you don't invest in R&D.
"The U.S. Drops Out of the Top 10 in Innovation Ranking"
You're describing some extremely rare occurrences. These are abnormalities.
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