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4. They've been more concerned about power than truth...

Tue Jun 22, 2021, 11:04 AM

Jun 2021

... for as long as I remember.

It's why most scientists aren't Republicans anymore.

Pew polling from 2009:
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2009/07/09/section-4-scientists-politics-and-religion/
Most scientists identify as Democrats (55%), while 32% identify as independents and just 6% say they are Republicans.

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Cold, calculating, and succeeding blm Jun 2021 #2

They've been more concerned about power than truth... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #4

again, fascist selective populism. Thomas Hurt Jun 2021 #5

The right-wing built a very effective propaganda/hate machine RAB910 Jun 2021 #6

Lies are their platform. SamKnause Jun 2021 #8

Reach out across the aisle with a taser. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #9

This is exactly what happens when you drift to the right. Caliman73 Jun 2021 #10

Bullshit-Believers believe the darnedest things. czarjak Jun 2021 #11