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Because it sheds light on the American political situation by highlighting a surprising set of facts that many people in educated tech circles may not be aware
by chasing 4y ago
Because it sheds light on the American political situation by highlighting a surprising set of facts that many people in educated tech circles may not be aware of.
We want an enlightened society. Education is something we should be working to improve.
- Fargoan 4y agoI'm a working class guy in North Dakota. Very conservative, Trumpy, and Jesusy around here. I know plenty of Trump supporters and churchgoers. I don't think any of them believe that the earth is only 10,000 years old.
- Kye 4y agoHere you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_and_evolution_in_public_education_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_and_evolution_in_publ... The movement seems a little weaker nowadays, but goofball trends tend to come in waves. See, for example, social conservatives replaying the 80s and 90s anti-gay playbook adapted to target gender nonconformity in general and trans people in particular after a decade or so where they seemed to have given up. Majority comments on the Roe vs. Wade reversal about other progressive rulings that depended on the same case gave them new energy.