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The Republican party really embodies the old adage that the Americans will always do the right thing after they tried everything else. Looks like they are at th
by abraxas 3y ago
The Republican party really embodies the old adage that the Americans will always do the right thing after they tried everything else. Looks like they are at the bargaining stage now.
- 1letterunixname 3y agoExcept planting trees would be ineffective. Interestingly, in the house only 13 Democrats and 6 Republicans and only 2 Democrat and 1 independent senators have PhDs. COTUS is largely a collection of minimally-educated, medium-information shills for their donors who know nothing about science or engineering. List of members of COTUS who should be in prison: https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?cycle=2022&ind=e01 https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?cycle=2022...
- abraxas 3y agoYeah, this is why I call this the bargaining stage. Acceptance will come later.
- aaronsimpson 3y agoThe vast majority of COTUS has at least an undergrad, with more than a few having Ivy League credentials or JDs, making them more educated than 70% of the people in the country from some of the highest tier law schools in the country. I know HN has a bias toward SV, and therefore against non-STEMlords, lawyers, and MBAs, but that’s not “minimally-educated”. Also, it’s probably not donors when the majority of their base is still skeptical of climate science: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/18/for-earth-day-key-facts-about-americans-views-of-climate-change-and-renewable-energy/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/18/for-earth...