Who is Professor Asch and how does he fit into this discussion?Dr Exiled wrote: ↑Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:39 amEveryone here is supposedly incredibly smart, at least that's what the echo chamber says, with othering to assuage the beast. Perhaps that's where you all are being duped? A narrative enforcing an ideology with a bogeyman to look down on and don't forget his minions. Golly, they are so stupid. Glad we are not like them. Meanwhile, those in power push the former lefties into endless war. But, yeah, disagreement with the narrative is definitely wacko. Professor Asch would be interested in what goes on here.
Do you deny that Trump and his minions are gutting scientific research and firing a substantial portion of our most highly qualified scientists and replacing them with scientifically unqualified, politically motivated administrators loyal only to Trump, or do you deny they are doing that, or that it is a bad idea for them to do so? If either of the above is true, you are a prime example of the stupidity, willful ignorance and uncritical thinking about which we are justly alarmed!
Do you acknowledge the value of continuing scientific research and that the government has a legitimate role in funding and encouraging it? Or do you think that the value and importance of science and scientific research is overblown, or that it should only be undertaken and funded by private and/or commercial entities?
ETA: I appreciate that you have at least acknowledged in another thread that Trump is untrustworthy. I commend you for that! If enough people, including some of his current MAGA sycophants also come to realize that, perhaps there is hope for the survival of our democracy after all.
