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eppur_se_muova

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5. Don't forget Harper's (right-wing PM) attack on Canadian science ...

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 12:52 PM

Dec 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/112759431

There's no question right-wingers will always try to destroy evidence of inconvenient facts, given the chance.

For a more worrisome precedent, consider that Chinese emperors, Egyptian pharaohs, and probably quite a few others, attempted to destroy all records of previous rulers, so that history would begin with their reign. Scholars who resisted the destruction of their libraries were put to the sword. Many ancient records survive only because dedicated monks hid copies of their most valuable works and refused to reveal their whereabouts even on pain of death.

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Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump [View all] Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 OP

an enemy of the state. spanone Dec 2016 #1

what a commentary on the greatest, bestest, most wonderfulest nation in the whole world. niyad Dec 2016 #2

Inspiring, heroic--unbelievable that it might be necessary Hortensis Dec 2016 #8

thank you--"heroic" is indeed the word. niyad Dec 2016 #9

"...not being naive when the whole world really needed them to be wise." suffragette Dec 2016 #22

put in a few back doors where you can, too, guys. mopinko Dec 2016 #3

a most excellent idea!! niyad Dec 2016 #6

Great. They have InfoWars. How, pray tell, is this accomplished? Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #21

Why? Trump voters don't give a damn about climate change, jabbothedog Dec 2016 #23

Indeed. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #24

so we should just get happy and get over it? mopinko Dec 2016 #26

Omigod. Fahrenheit 451! Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #4

I was just thinking about that book and movie the other day. niyad Dec 2016 #7

We've evolved into a post truth society. Calculating Dec 2016 #10

Don't forget Harper's (right-wing PM) attack on Canadian science ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 #5

Not to mention ISIS destroying burning libraries and historical sites. Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #15

Just copying isn't enough -- they need to use blockchain to secure the copies against modification FarCenter Dec 2016 #11

This wasn't done before? Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #12

Wait till they get around to the Public Libraries and the Schools: Fahrenheit 451 redux. Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #13

This is the stuff..... dawnie51 Dec 2016 #14

My guess is Trump will bring government-sponsored Lysenkoism back into high fashion. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #16

Trumpsters will want to flush a lot of things down the Memory Hole Martin Eden Dec 2016 #17

KnR for the heroes Hekate Dec 2016 #18

They can memorize it... lame54 Dec 2016 #19

this is a sick ass man bdamomma Dec 2016 #20

Totalitarian tRump Politburo bringing in thought crime clampdown. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2016 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author moondust Dec 2016 #27