One of my problems with the current conservative movement is their insistence that there is some conspiracy within academia. They believe that all of the hard sciences have created a "global warming conspiracy" so that they can control the world. How totally bizarre is this? Academics are perhaps some of the most dastardly people in that they try to discredit all scientific theories so the suggestion that they would "conspire" together is ludicrous. Academics are not much different than businessmen in their outlook. The second part of this conspiracy is that somehow scientists are going to control the economics of the world. I have yet to have an explanation on just how this is possible.
This is just one more way that the "right" is attacking education. They seem to be succeeding when one looks at basic scientific understanding amongst average Americans.
A new liberal bumper sticker should say "Republicans want you to be Stupid".
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