Scientific American Endorses Kamala Harris

Post by AnimalMuppet » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 9:13 PM UTC

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I'm a totally moderate extreme left winger, but I think this is a big mistake. Science has always been about logic and experimental proof, not political gamesmanship. Yeah, I know politics is part of everything, but I think this hurts the cause for science in a big way. Better to be neutral.

Large organizations staying neutral is why y'all got into this mess in the first place. Climate change denialism should have been met with hard resistance when it first appeared. Taking a stand now is the bare minimum. Assuming the GOP wins, it's game over for a lot of science in the US - anything that goes against Big Oil is first on the chopping block. Always remember Sharpiegate [1], that was just an indication of…

Post by mdp2021 » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 9:19 PM UTC

zh3 wrote: post #13

Debatable if this should be flagged? (politics) I'm personally pro-science but this does seem to be intended to sway voters.

Post by wilsoner » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 10:24 PM UTC

mschuster91 wrote: post #6

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I'm not American (Canadian), but I've always found it peculiar how organizations in the US will openly back certain candidates in elections. Wouldn't this be considered taboo by bringing politics into the workplace?

At some point it's dangerous and immoral to stay neutral, particularly for those dealing with hard facts and science. The desire for "balance" just meets a hard end when one political party wants to openly destroy and deny science.

Post by blastonico » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 10:48 PM UTC

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #12

mschuster91 wrote: post #8

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Large organizations staying neutral is why y'all got into this mess in the first place. Climate change denialism should have been met with hard resistance when it first appeared. Taking a stand now is the bare minimum. Assuming the GOP wins, it's game over for a lot of science in the US - anything that goes against Big Oil is first on the chopping block. Always remember Sharpiegate [1], that was just an indication of…

> anything that goes against Big Oil is first on the chopping block. You realize that the US is producing the most oil in history under the current administration, right?

Post by tzs » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 11:20 PM UTC

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #12

mschuster91 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Large organizations staying neutral is why y'all got into this mess in the first place. Climate change denialism should have been met with hard resistance when it first appeared. Taking a stand now is the bare minimum. Assuming the GOP wins, it's game over for a lot of science in the US - anything that goes against Big Oil is first on the chopping block. Always remember Sharpiegate [1], that was just an indication of…

> anything that goes against Big Oil is first on the chopping block. You realize that the US is producing the most oil in history under the current administration, right?