MAGA- please explain…

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Anonymous wrote:For folks that worry that pharma has too much $$ influence, they reallllllly do not seem to be aware of how much more the wellness industry makes. They love their snake oil wellness influencers peddling supplements based on pseudoscience and cherry picked, misinterpreted research.

What if I worry about both? Big Pharma needs checks and balances and the wellness industry needs to be properly regulated as well. Getting rid of the power of the FDA was a terrible idea. Just as bad as ending all scientific research done by the government. Trump has done more to ruin the health of Americans than anyone else.

Checks and balances? Have you seen spending to health care and medical in the last two decades? It has exploded. It's the biggest part of the budget.

If you want checks and balances, WTF has Uncle Sam been doing for the last two decades?


Budgets explode and you keep telling us we need to do more of it. Meanwhile, every other industry is starved of funding. 17% of ALL spending in this country goes to health care.


With Costs Soaring, How Is the US Going to Fund Health Care?

https://mishtalk.com/economics/with-costs-soaring-how-is-the-us-going-to-fund-health-care/

WTF has the felon been doing the last 8 months?

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/deficit-tracker/

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Anonymous wrote:MAGA- please explain to me why you are against science research? I’m so confused by this. Do you never intend to use any products that were developed via scientific research or never go to a doctor?

Democrats have turned science into political science.

If you don't see it, you don't see it.

So you’re against scientific research? You didn’t actually answer OP’s question. What about scientific research conducted in other countries? Do you also not believe that?

I told you, it's not scientific research. It's political science. Get it now?

I think this poster is a perfect example of why MAGAs are okay with cutting research funding. They operate on instincts and feelings. They believe things that feel right and that validate their experiences and perceptions. They trust politicians who feel what they feel and say what they think. They dismiss facts and data that contradict what they feel is true.

They don’t trust people who contradict their views. Who is always throwing around facts and data? Democrats. Who looks down on you for voting based on your gut instincts? Democrats. Who wants to make it inconvenient and expensive for your business to dispose of toxic waste? Democrats. Which party attracts more smug voters with fancy degrees? The Democratic Party. Which party is full of big city types who derisively call the rest of America “flyover country”? The Democratic Party.

Which party supports scientific research that they will use to make policy arguments? The Democratic Party. Meanwhile, Republican politicians will say we don’t need this research and it’s a waste of tax dollars. Without new research and data, we don’t have to worry about additional burdensome regulations. Sounds like a win to people who don’t give a shit about things like avian migration patterns and don’t want to think about climate change and have never considered how weather forecasts are generated and who don’t know that years and years of research that predated the pandemic are the only reason why a vaccine could be developed so quickly.

[Anonymous]

Science and religion have always been at odds. The evangelical wing of MAGA distrusts science because it flattens hierarchy and removes humans from the center of the universe. Religion gives humans permission to exploit nature and each other. Science says we have a responsibility to care for the planet and each other.

There’s also a strong mistrust of authority and resentment of elites. Thanks to YouTube and TikTok, anyone can be their own scientific expert and “do their own research”, no fancy degree needed.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MAGA- please explain to me why you are against science research? I’m so confused by this. Do you never intend to use any products that were developed via scientific research or never go to a doctor?

Democrats have turned science into political science.

If you don't see it, you don't see it.

So you’re against scientific research? You didn’t actually answer OP’s question. What about scientific research conducted in other countries? Do you also not believe that?

I told you, it's not scientific research. It's political science. Get it now?

I think this poster is a perfect example of why MAGAs are okay with cutting research funding. They operate on instincts and feelings. They believe things that feel right and that validate their experiences and perceptions. They trust politicians who feel what they feel and say what they think. They dismiss facts and data that contradict what they feel is true.

They don’t trust people who contradict their views. Who is always throwing around facts and data? Democrats. Who looks down on you for voting based on your gut instincts? Democrats. Who wants to make it inconvenient and expensive for your business to dispose of toxic waste? Democrats. Which party attracts more smug voters with fancy degrees? The Democratic Party. Which party is full of big city types who derisively call the rest of America “flyover country”? The Democratic Party.

Which party supports scientific research that they will use to make policy arguments? The Democratic Party. Meanwhile, Republican politicians will say we don’t need this research and it’s a waste of tax dollars. Without new research and data, we don’t have to worry about additional burdensome regulations. Sounds like a win to people who don’t give a shit about things like avian migration patterns and don’t want to think about climate change and have never considered how weather forecasts are generated and who don’t know that years and years of research that predated the pandemic are the only reason why a vaccine could be developed so quickly.

If you're so worried about climate change, I guess you're going to need to go talk to China about building a new coal fired energy plant every two weeks instead of unilaterally hobbling the USA in search of your hopes, dreams and aspirations.

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Anonymous wrote:Science and religion have always been at odds. The evangelical wing of MAGA distrusts science because it flattens hierarchy and removes humans from the center of the universe. Religion gives humans permission to exploit nature and each other. Science says we have a responsibility to care for the planet and each other.

There’s also a strong mistrust of authority and resentment of elites. Thanks to YouTube and TikTok, anyone can be their own scientific expert and “do their own research”, no fancy degree needed.

Climate change IS a religion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Science and religion have always been at odds. The evangelical wing of MAGA distrusts science because it flattens hierarchy and removes humans from the center of the universe. Religion gives humans permission to exploit nature and each other. Science says we have a responsibility to care for the planet and each other.

There’s also a strong mistrust of authority and resentment of elites. Thanks to YouTube and TikTok, anyone can be their own scientific expert and “do their own research”, no fancy degree needed.

There it is. Political science.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Democrats, please explain why you want more of this.

We spend more on health care than any other country and you just want more of it.

That's an inconvenient question.

[Anonymous]

We spend more on health care because unlike our NATO allies, we have a completely illogical health care system where pricing for health services is opaque, arbitrary and designed to maximize profit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Science and religion have always been at odds. The evangelical wing of MAGA distrusts science because it flattens hierarchy and removes humans from the center of the universe. Religion gives humans permission to exploit nature and each other. Science says we have a responsibility to care for the planet and each other.

There’s also a strong mistrust of authority and resentment of elites. Thanks to YouTube and TikTok, anyone can be their own scientific expert and “do their own research”, no fancy degree needed.

Climate change IS a religion.

Religion isn’t “stuff I can’t see and don’t understand”. Which supernatural deity is being worshipped? Where is the place of worship? What are the rituals and dress codes and calendar events?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Science and religion have always been at odds. The evangelical wing of MAGA distrusts science because it flattens hierarchy and removes humans from the center of the universe. Religion gives humans permission to exploit nature and each other. Science says we have a responsibility to care for the planet and each other.

There’s also a strong mistrust of authority and resentment of elites. Thanks to YouTube and TikTok, anyone can be their own scientific expert and “do their own research”, no fancy degree needed.

There it is. Political science.

Caring for beings other than yourself isn’t political.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MAGA- please explain to me why you are against science research? I’m so confused by this. Do you never intend to use any products that were developed via scientific research or never go to a doctor?

Democrats have turned science into political science.

If you don't see it, you don't see it.

So you’re against scientific research? You didn’t actually answer OP’s question. What about scientific research conducted in other countries? Do you also not believe that?

I told you, it's not scientific research. It's political science. Get it now?

I think this poster is a perfect example of why MAGAs are okay with cutting research funding. They operate on instincts and feelings. They believe things that feel right and that validate their experiences and perceptions. They trust politicians who feel what they feel and say what they think. They dismiss facts and data that contradict what they feel is true.

They don’t trust people who contradict their views. Who is always throwing around facts and data? Democrats. Who looks down on you for voting based on your gut instincts? Democrats. Who wants to make it inconvenient and expensive for your business to dispose of toxic waste? Democrats. Which party attracts more smug voters with fancy degrees? The Democratic Party. Which party is full of big city types who derisively call the rest of America “flyover country”? The Democratic Party.

Which party supports scientific research that they will use to make policy arguments? The Democratic Party. Meanwhile, Republican politicians will say we don’t need this research and it’s a waste of tax dollars. Without new research and data, we don’t have to worry about additional burdensome regulations. Sounds like a win to people who don’t give a shit about things like avian migration patterns and don’t want to think about climate change and have never considered how weather forecasts are generated and who don’t know that years and years of research that predated the pandemic are the only reason why a vaccine could be developed so quickly.

If you're so worried about climate change, I guess you're going to need to go talk to China about building a new coal fired energy plant every two weeks instead of unilaterally hobbling the USA in search of your hopes, dreams and aspirations.

Look up the tragedy of the commons.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Science and religion have always been at odds. The evangelical wing of MAGA distrusts science because it flattens hierarchy and removes humans from the center of the universe. Religion gives humans permission to exploit nature and each other. Science says we have a responsibility to care for the planet and each other.

There’s also a strong mistrust of authority and resentment of elites. Thanks to YouTube and TikTok, anyone can be their own scientific expert and “do their own research”, no fancy degree needed.

Climate change IS a religion.

Religion isn’t “stuff I can’t see and don’t understand”. Which supernatural deity is being worshipped? Where is the place of worship? What are the rituals and dress codes and calendar events?

Under this definition, brushing teeth is a religious ritual that sheep do unquestioningly because a high priest (dentist) told them to. Oral health is a cult!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Science and religion have always been at odds. The evangelical wing of MAGA distrusts science because it flattens hierarchy and removes humans from the center of the universe. Religion gives humans permission to exploit nature and each other. Science says we have a responsibility to care for the planet and each other.

There’s also a strong mistrust of authority and resentment of elites. Thanks to YouTube and TikTok, anyone can be their own scientific expert and “do their own research”, no fancy degree needed.

Climate change IS a religion.

Religion isn’t “stuff I can’t see and don’t understand”. Which supernatural deity is being worshipped? Where is the place of worship? What are the rituals and dress codes and calendar events?

Under this definition, brushing teeth is a religious ritual that sheep do unquestioningly because a high priest (dentist) told them to. Oral health is a cult!

No. It's really not.

Climate change is science.
Dental health is based on science.

They don't fit the definition above.

Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism. Religion. All fit the definition above.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Science and religion have always been at odds. The evangelical wing of MAGA distrusts science because it flattens hierarchy and removes humans from the center of the universe. Religion gives humans permission to exploit nature and each other. Science says we have a responsibility to care for the planet and each other.

There’s also a strong mistrust of authority and resentment of elites. Thanks to YouTube and TikTok, anyone can be their own scientific expert and “do their own research”, no fancy degree needed.

There it is. Political science.

Caring for beings other than yourself isn’t political.

DP. Didn't used to be but the MAGA cult hates everyone who isn't them and loves inflicting suffering. Cruelty for the sake of cruelty is their religion. Long ago the evangelicals mixed religion with politics. So everything is political to them and everything is a zero sum game.

They are the worst thing to ever happen to this country. They can't be reasoned with. They are g-o-n-e.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Science and religion have always been at odds. The evangelical wing of MAGA distrusts science because it flattens hierarchy and removes humans from the center of the universe. Religion gives humans permission to exploit nature and each other. Science says we have a responsibility to care for the planet and each other.

There’s also a strong mistrust of authority and resentment of elites. Thanks to YouTube and TikTok, anyone can be their own scientific expert and “do their own research”, no fancy degree needed.

Climate change IS a religion.

Religion isn’t “stuff I can’t see and don’t understand”. Which supernatural deity is being worshipped? Where is the place of worship? What are the rituals and dress codes and calendar events?

Under this definition, brushing teeth is a religious ritual that sheep do unquestioningly because a high priest (dentist) told them to. Oral health is a cult!

No. It's really not.

Climate change is science.
Dental health is based on science.

They don't fit the definition above.

Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism. Religion. All fit the definition above.

Yep! I was being sardonic. If climate change is a “religion” only because it’s based on things we can’t sense directly and that we have to rely on expert opinion for, then so are a multitude of daily activities that don’t make sense otherwise. I agree with you 100%.