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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsConservatives Go Full-Racist On Neil deGrasse Tyson After He’s Accused Of Misquoting Bush
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/09/23/conservatives-go-full-racist-on-neil-degrasse-tyson-after-hes-accused-of-misquoting-bush/Its been widely-noted that conservatives from Fox News to the National Review have a seething hatred of popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. At first blush, its hard to understand why he is the recipient of so much ire. Hes articulate, likeable, and passionate about teaching science. Whats not to love?
Many have speculated that this is merely a consequence of Tysons status as perhaps the most well-known, beloved scientist of the day and that the anger exposes a virulent anti-intellectual streak emanating from the right. Amanda Marcotte at Alternet concluded as much in a story she wrote over the summer accusing the right of having an anti-intellectual paranoia.
But while that is certainly a part of the story, it doesnt address one of Tysons other characteristic which some may have a problem with. He also happens to be black.
This past week, Sean Davis, writing for The Federalist, ran a series of increasingly nitpicky articles accusing Tyson of misquoting or misstating some of the quotes or anecdotes he uses in his popular lectures. Some of the criticisms were valid, like one in which Tyson wrongfully attributed a quote to George W. Bush, but most were simply of the Well, technically variety. For a man who conducts hundreds of interviews and lectures a year, expecting him to not make one or two mistakes when speaking oftentimes extemporaneously is pretty harsh.
Many have speculated that this is merely a consequence of Tysons status as perhaps the most well-known, beloved scientist of the day and that the anger exposes a virulent anti-intellectual streak emanating from the right. Amanda Marcotte at Alternet concluded as much in a story she wrote over the summer accusing the right of having an anti-intellectual paranoia.
But while that is certainly a part of the story, it doesnt address one of Tysons other characteristic which some may have a problem with. He also happens to be black.
This past week, Sean Davis, writing for The Federalist, ran a series of increasingly nitpicky articles accusing Tyson of misquoting or misstating some of the quotes or anecdotes he uses in his popular lectures. Some of the criticisms were valid, like one in which Tyson wrongfully attributed a quote to George W. Bush, but most were simply of the Well, technically variety. For a man who conducts hundreds of interviews and lectures a year, expecting him to not make one or two mistakes when speaking oftentimes extemporaneously is pretty harsh.
This is where I'd put the :klan: smilie if we had one.
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Conservatives Go Full-Racist On Neil deGrasse Tyson After He’s Accused Of Misquoting Bush (Original Post)
KamaAina
Sep 2014
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Gothmog
(144,912 posts)1. The conservatives are both nuts and racists
These attacks are stupid even from someone from the Federalist group (that group is not very bright)
dhill926
(16,314 posts)3. Proceed at your own peril....
Assholes. Tyson will chew them up. Should be fun to watch.
SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)2. There is a clip of last nights Daily Show floating around
and in the clip KKKArl Rove calls Obama a "Chai swilling, golf playing,basketball trash talking, leading from behind I got no strategy, Osama Bin Laden is dead GM is alive community organizing commander in chief, and then had the nerve to say Obama doesn't show any respect for the men and women in uniform.
Racism is all they know.
lpbk2713
(42,736 posts)4. I would love to see him debate Limbaugh on any topic at all.
But unfortunately that would never happen because OxyRush would never take the challenge.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)5. Or Caribou Barbie
lpbk2713
(42,736 posts)6. She would be at a loss after the first minute or so.
... not enough room on her palms to carry her through.