Ted Cruz said that Galileo was persecuted because he claimed that the earth isn’t flat, and used that as justification about denying climate change. This is a l

Ted Cruz said that Galileo was persecuted because he claimed that the earth isn’t flat, and used that as justification about denying climate change. This is a lie at best, but more likely just idiocy because he never paid attention in history classes. I do not agree that Ted Cruz is smarter than nearly all of us. I guess I just want politicians who can make the most basic logical inferences and do the most rudimentary reasoning, and importantly it would be great to have politicians who don’t think that they already know everything.