I think the point you’re trying to make is that political stability of the US is a necessary condition for the promotion of sustained scientific activity, and I

I think the point you’re trying to make is that political stability of the US is a necessary condition for the promotion of sustained scientific activity, and I agree with that. What I disagree on is that the silly political arguments have anything to do with that political stability. Arguments about abortion, tax cuts and gun laws seem to be the thing that animates most Americans which I would argue aren’t really things that make the country stable; on the contrary they actively harm the populace (if the conservative position on these issues is to be taken). Again the scientific consensus tells us what is the right choice (increase access to improve women’s health, increase taxes to reduce inequality and decrease availability of firearms to reduce gun violence). What I’m sad is that the issues that animate most Americans aren’t that of eg discovering the vastness of space or combating climate change (perhaps this is changing?).