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Scientific American magazine backs Harris with second endorsement in 179-year history (1 Viewer)

It's so serious that people want to keep eliminating the only candidate who won their primary.
And if Harris was the only candidate who won their primary, you'd be calling for voting for her for that reason. Ya, right. It's so pathetic the cult tries to grasp for things dishonestly.
 
Scientific American stopped becoming a serious magazine around 20 years ago.
 
Note that in their history, they did not endorse Hillary against trump. The first time they endorsed a candidate was Biden against trump, and now the second is also against trump.
 
The magazine showing, once again, why it is the Bud Light of science journals
That would be sooo much more convincing if you weren't spouting BS from a website entitled "Legal Insurrection." 😆
 
Editors said they backed Harris because she "offers the country better prospects, relying on science, solid evidence, and the willingness to learn from experience."

"She pushes policies that boost good jobs nationwide by embracing technology and clean energy. She supports education, public health and reproductive rights. She treats the climate crisis as the emergency it is and seeks to mitigate its catastrophic storms, fires and droughts."

The magazine compared the two candidates' records on health care, reproductive rights, gun safety, the environment and technology. Harris came out on top in each category.



Now the trumpers will yell that this magazine has lost its mind, or something similar.

If only Trump supporters read Scientific American…
 
Trump is anti-science.
 
I don't see any democrats running around saying she stole the nomination!
I didn't say she stole it. I said she was coronated without a vote. I'm sure we agree on that.

Democrats have accepted being handed their nominee for three cycles in a row now. Is there even a point in doing a primary on the Democrat side anymore?
 
I didn't say she stole it. I said she was coronated without a vote. I'm sure we agree on that.

There was a vote of delegates. The situation didn't allow for primaries, but the support of Democrats for the ticket speaks for itself that she has Democratic voters' support.

Democrats have accepted being handed their nominee for three cycles in a row now. Is there even a point in doing a primary on the Democrat side anymore?

I'm all in favor of criticizing where Bernie was wronged and Democrats made a mistake not nominating him. But the bottom line is also that despite the problems, the voters did make that mistake. Democratic voters weren't denied the chance to nominate Bernie, they chose not to, if barely. Your false partisan attacks are just that.
 
I didn't say she stole it. I said she was coronated without a vote. I'm sure we agree on that.

Democrats have accepted being handed their nominee for three cycles in a row now. Is there even a point in doing a primary on the Democrat side anymore?
Tell me of Trump's primary in 2020.
 
Editors said they backed Harris because she "offers the country better prospects, relying on science, solid evidence, and the willingness to learn from experience."

"She pushes policies that boost good jobs nationwide by embracing technology and clean energy. She supports education, public health and reproductive rights. She treats the climate crisis as the emergency it is and seeks to mitigate its catastrophic storms, fires and droughts."

The magazine compared the two candidates' records on health care, reproductive rights, gun safety, the environment and technology. Harris came out on top in each category.



Now the trumpers will yell that this magazine has lost its mind, or something similar.
Yup. This Republican was on the fence but I've decided to vote for Harris/Walz as well. Trump is just too toxic and vitriolic.
 
Republicans weren't always anti-science.

For example, they were in favor of environmentalism in the 1970s; iirc Nixon started the EPA. It only became politicized when it really started taking aim at the fossil fuel industry.

And perhaps I'm recalling it wrong, but I believe they were big on space exploration for a long time.
Correct but that was 50 years ago. No Republican from that period is alive now. All we have in Congress now is Republiclowns.
 
I'm all in favor of criticizing where Bernie was wronged and Democrats made a mistake not nominating him. But the bottom line is also that despite the problems, the voters did make that mistake. Democratic voters weren't denied the chance to nominate Bernie, they chose not to, if barely. Your false partisan attacks are just that.

Try not to blame the voters too much...or me for that matter. I didn't say it.
 
Correct but that was 50 years ago. No Republican from that period is alive now. All we have in Congress now is Republiclowns.
Maybe the Republican party will swing back around to your way of thinking. I'm sure they've got another Mitt Romney in their future.
 
Maga doesn't believe in science.
They give science less credibility than religion.
I think it's backwards. Science just is, science did not used to be political (in use)

Lately it is, and neither side has the sole claim on it
 
This is not true.

Keep up.
I assumed everyone would understand when I said "without a vote", I meant without a state by state vote from the electorate. My apologies for not making that clear.
 
Science just is, science did not used to be political (in use)

Lately it is, and neither side has the sole claim on it

Scientists, historians, political scientists, psychologists, sociologists, etc... all agree: only one side has been actively trying to UNDERMINE it and sees science as a political foe. That's not in dispute. The interesting thing to study is the reasons why.

"“We are living at a time when people would rather put urine or cleaning chemicals in their body than scientifically vetted vaccines,” said Marshall Shepherd, a meteorology professor at the University of Georgia, speaking about discredited COVID treatments. “That is a clear convergence of fear, lack of critical thinking, confirmation bias and political tribalism.”

Science used to be something all Americans would get behind, said Rice University historian Douglas Brinkley.

“But we now see it falling prey to the great partisan divide,” he said. “The world of science should be a meeting house where right and left can agree on data. Instead, it’s becoming a sharp razor’s edge of conflict.”"
 
Scientists, historians, political scientists, psychologists, sociologists, etc... all agree: only one side has been actively trying to UNDERMINE it and sees science as a political foe. That's not in dispute. The interesting thing to study is the reasons why.

"“We are living at a time when people would rather put urine or cleaning chemicals in their body than scientifically vetted vaccines,” said Marshall Shepherd, a meteorology professor at the University of Georgia, speaking about discredited COVID treatments. “That is a clear convergence of fear, lack of critical thinking, confirmation bias and political tribalism.”

Science used to be something all Americans would get behind, said Rice University historian Douglas Brinkley.

“But we now see it falling prey to the great partisan divide,” he said. “The world of science should be a meeting house where right and left can agree on data. Instead, it’s becoming a sharp razor’s edge of conflict.”"
Ok, so for one thing Covid vaccines really weren't vetted, they were an decently educated guess.
Biology seems to be a failing of the left.
Global warming (it is happening, and science tells us that), it doesn't lay blame on who causes it or even if we stopped, if it would stop.

I'm sure there are plenty of others, all used politically when you agree and discarded when you don't.
 
Yes, you did. Not one bit of it, but the party you did say.
I can't quite tell if you're mad at me or Donna Brazille. I had no part in taking down Bernie. 😕
 
Ok, so for one thing Covid vaccines really weren't vetted, they were an decently educated guess.
Biology seems to be a failing of the left.

No.

Global warming (it is happening, and science tells us that), it doesn't lay blame on who causes it or even if we stopped, if it would stop.
No.


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Not sure where you get your information, or if it's just based on good ol' fashioned conspiracy-minded paranoia, but you need to consider changing it. This is not opinion. The consequences speak for themselves: it's hurting you in a big way. People who believed this stuff DIED at 3 times the rate of those who didn't. Pretty steep price to pay for falling for ignorant conspiracy theories and paranoia.


I'm sure there are plenty of others, all used politically when you agree and discarded when you don't.
No. There's only plain old science. Only the right believes in "alternative facts".
 

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