Why scientists and academics overwhelmingly reject the GOP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well it depends what you mean by debate.

If by debate you mean presenting papers, peer review, careful research then I agree with you.

If by debate, you subscribe to the "debate me bro" philosophy of RFK Jr., Joe Rogan and Elon Musk, then I disagree with you.

Excellent! We agree about that. Now, tell us which debate was allowed, and between whom exactly? We’d like to review it. We must have missed it. Thank you.

Uh, can you take that to a COVID thread? This isn't about the many screwups in COVID public policy or CRT. This is a general discussion on why scientists and academics overwhelmingly reject the GOP.

There was no debate allowed.

Your passive voice implies there was an authority that was "not allowing" debate among scientists. Please state who that authority is and when they specifically "did not allow" debate. Do you know of peer reviewed articles that this authority quashed and forbid from being published?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many used to vote GOP until the GOP stopped being interested in science. The scientist I know started pulling away from the republican party in the 1990s, when they really started being anti science and pro evangelical.

The GOP gets what it gets when they pander to a whole bunch of evangelicals and people who "don't believe" in vaccines and science.

We discovered during Covid that liberals really aren't about science. So much of the crap that was pushed on the populace had zero basis in actual science.

Then, we can talk about gender ideology and the "science" behind that.

And, you claim that the GOP is not interested in science? LOL.

The GOP is very interested in the science that has people walking the earth together with dinosaurs.

[Anonymous]

Conservative views are not welcome in academia. Conservative SCOTUS opinions are illegitmate.

When only one type of belief is accepted in training centers, and you must parrot the belief for good grade, then school not place for debating and finding truth. It become religious place.

This is amusment, because University original function is training the priest!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was no debate allowed.

Of course, it's a vast conspiracy of liberal scientists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Conservative views are not welcome in academia. Conservative SCOTUS opinions are illegitmate.

When only one type of belief is accepted in training centers, and you must parrot the belief for good grade, then school not place for debating and finding truth. It become religious place.

This is amusment, because University original function is training the priest!

Are the Russian troll farms back in action again? Sure does sound like it.

It's obvious some of you have never worked on or attended classes at an American university.

Yes, there are conservative professors. Yes, there are many fewer conservative professors now than there were 20 years ago, because most academics aren't idiots.

I was a Republican 20 years ago as well, but am not now. The GOP has turned into an evangelical death cult, with bonus fascists and Russia supporters. It's incredibly odd, and does not appeal to anyone who has any critical thinking ability.

[Anonymous]

I was a Democrat decades ago, but it’s become a cult of silent followers, who are afraid to disagree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a Democrat decades ago, but it’s become a cult of silent followers, who are afraid to disagree.

LOL says the guy who became part of the silent followers unwilling to acknowledge any of Trump's problems and misdeeds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a Democrat decades ago, but it’s become a cult of silent followers, who are afraid to disagree.

Lol. The Dems can hardly agree on anything. But sure Trump, MAGA, and Qanon represent a group of free thinking intellectuals! Omg your post is priceless! Never change.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was a Democrat decades ago, but it’s become a cult of silent followers, who are afraid to disagree.

Lol. The Dems can hardly agree on anything. But sure Trump, MAGA, and Qanon represent a group of free thinking intellectuals! Omg your post is priceless! Never change.

Dems get their marching orders from CNN, WaPo, NYT, ABC, Google, Meta, Pfizer, Hollywood etc.

What rebels!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Conservative views are not welcome in academia. Conservative SCOTUS opinions are illegitmate.

When only one type of belief is accepted in training centers, and you must parrot the belief for good grade, then school not place for debating and finding truth. It become religious place.

This is amusment, because University original function is training the priest!

This is absolutely untrue. You have a stereotype in your mind of liberal arts professors. If you ever went through engineering and computer science; the professors I knew were overwhelmingly conservative. In fact, my advisor is a Trump supporter! God, get out of your misinformed Fox News bubble.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was a Democrat decades ago, but it’s become a cult of silent followers, who are afraid to disagree.

Lol. The Dems can hardly agree on anything. But sure Trump, MAGA, and Qanon represent a group of free thinking intellectuals! Omg your post is priceless! Never change.

Dems get their marching orders from CNN, WaPo, NYT, ABC, Google, Meta, Pfizer, Hollywood etc.

What rebels!

Wait yesterday you said Soros. Also all the corporate entities you listed above have drastically different messaging. 😂 But I guess Dems do have a variety of sources unlike the GOP who just follow Trump off a cliff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scientists respect facts and research. The GOP is about fluff and slogans, but don;t actually get things done, other than tax cuts. The GOP certainly doesn't follow science in crafting any legislation, so why should scientists respect the GOP?

This.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was a Democrat decades ago, but it’s become a cult of silent followers, who are afraid to disagree.

Lol. The Dems can hardly agree on anything. But sure Trump, MAGA, and Qanon represent a group of free thinking intellectuals! Omg your post is priceless! Never change.

Dems get their marching orders from CNN, WaPo, NYT, ABC, Google, Meta, Pfizer, Hollywood etc.

What rebels!

Ooooh, I missed the meeting agenda from the Liberal Media meeting from last month. I'll have to go find the minutes from someone.

God, do you realize how stupid you sound?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We discovered during Covid that liberals really aren't about science. So much of the crap that was pushed on the populace had zero basis in actual science.

Let me guess you think "lockdowns" have zero basis in actual science.

Lockdowns were a political decision. Reflexively invoking "the science" to justify such a decision is also...political.

^^^^^ Exhibit A why conservatives aren't respected by scientists. Literally, a perfect example.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Conservative views are not welcome in academia. Conservative SCOTUS opinions are illegitmate.

When only one type of belief is accepted in training centers, and you must parrot the belief for good grade, then school not place for debating and finding truth. It become religious place.

This is amusment, because University original function is training the priest!

This is absolutely untrue. You have a stereotype in your mind of liberal arts professors. If you ever went through engineering and computer science; the professors I knew were overwhelmingly conservative. In fact, my advisor is a Trump supporter! God, get out of your misinformed Fox News bubble.

So...are anecdotes allowed or not? You guys keep changing your mind.