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The original post was NOT written by the phys-l poster. Here is the original title:
The Perils of American Stupidity
Written by John Berthelsen Friday, 29 October 2010 A rising tide of
willful ignorance threatens the foundations of the United States
Berthelsen is editor of the Asia Sentinel, a web-based publication, founded in 2006. The author earlier worked for the Asian Wall Street Journal and later for a bank, so he is not some random blogger.
Evidently, this is how the rest of the world looks at the United States; a sad commentary on the goings-on in our country, being taken over by an anti-intellectual / anti-scientific mind set. Of course, one could argue that this country has long been anti-intellectual. The recent derision of so-called *east-coast and *left-coast* elites* reflects only the most virulent of these attacks and now that the Tea Partiers are in power we will see a lot more such antics coming from Washington and certain areas of the country known for ignorant, bigoted, and anti-scientific attitudes. It is a sad time for progress in science and global relations as we turn more parochial and inward in our official thinking and attitude.
Marty
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On Nov 9, 2010, at 4:15 PM, John Clement wrote:
There is currently a linkage between being anti-religious, environmentalist,
Evolution, research based education, and many other left wing issues such as
abortion in the minds of many people.
This was not true in the not so_______________________________________________
distant past when environmentalism was non partisan and supported by both
parties. But now one party has definitely gotten into bed with the
fundamentalist religious right.
So I would agree that the tone of the orginal post was very political, but
the issues of impending witch hunts against science is unfortunately
political.
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