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> Why do Western leaders generally lack STEM degrees? Because STEM degrees don't give one any insight into governing people. > Why should the US be ruled by l
by Mikeb85 11y ago
> Why do Western leaders generally lack STEM degrees?
Because STEM degrees don't give one any insight into governing people.
> Why should the US be ruled by lawyers?
Politicians make laws. Lawyers know the law. Seems like a good fit.
- icebraining 11y agoThe US National Science Foundation includes social sciences (anthropology, economics, psychology and sociology) in the list of STEM disciplines.
- Mikeb85 11y agoReally? Crazy. Here 'social sciences' are usually considered an art degree.
- venomsnake 11y agoPoliticians design policies. Engineers are good at working with complex systems. Seems like even better fit. We will just need some typewriters in suits to translate said based in science and reality policies into legalese.
- jernfrost 11y agoI don't see why the west should be ruled by any particular type of profession, just engineers or just lawyers seem equally bad to me. Honestly I think a lot of political disaster that is in the US could be traced back the the abundance of lawyers. Seen from the outside, America to me is a country which has made every aspect of society into some form of legal struggle or court case. That just doesn't seem like a healthy way to organize society. The polarized aspects of a court room, is reflected in American politics and public life itself. Politics is gridlocked because it is all about winning at any price. It is the logic of a lawyer. I think this has become so ingrained in American phsycology that most Americans can't even see it anymore.