Right-Wing Backlash Against 'Smartypants' Like Neil deGrasse Tyson

[unregistered]

 

[Sean]

Yes it is. Government produces nothing for sale, it is a dead liability on the private sector.

Better switch off that government funded internet. And that government funded world wide web.

 

[Sean]

Oh, yeah, better throw away your cell phone too.

 

[RjThoughts]

Oh, yeah, better throw away your cell phone too.

And EVERYTHING General Electric invented from the 1920s until the late 1960s!

 

[RjThoughts]

~Neil DeGrasse Tyson



~ NASCAR


It's gotta be based on the coefficient of friction provided by hate, right?

Tire camber takes away most of the friction. Oh you know how that was discovered? SCIENCE!

 

[Learnsmith]

Here's an excerpt from the 2012 STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM

"Knowledge-Based Education – We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values
clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs that are simply a relabeling of Outcome-Based
Education (OBE) (mastery learning) which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging
the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority."

This is on page 20 of the pdf, page 12 as listed in the table of contents.
I've given the point here in its entirety.
Note it says, directly and plainly, that the 2012 Texas GOP "opposes the teaching of higher order thinking skills," and and programs that "challenges fixed beliefs".

Of course, one of the earlier education points is being able to teach Christian Creationism as 'science', but anything that challenges a fixed belief (i.e. indoctrination) is to be avoided.

Neato, huh?

Repulsive. And these people wonder why my demographic (18-34 year olds) have been so utterly poisoned against the Republican Party. Anti-science, anti-reason, anti-education, anti-thought. I'd sooner wipe my ass with Newton's Principia than vote Republican.

 

[dan_c00000]

Wat point?

That you and your boyfriend AJ simply cannot abide uppity negroes?

I'm guessing maybe his point was that liberals will go to any lengths to defend a smart black man. Of course by his logic I'd be doing backflips for Juan Williams.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Yes it is. Government produces nothing for sale, it is a dead liability on the private sector.

There is a very basic flaw in your economic thinking.

 

[Learnsmith]

There is a very basic flaw in your economic thinking.

To say nothing of being incredibly dated. Like so much of conservative ideology, I've found: always fighting the LAST culture war.

 

[nowisthetime]

Yes, there is a section of the GOP that enjoys attacking those who are highly educated, particularly in the field of science. I'm telling you, Republicans and science go together like ketchup and rice.

 

[1sickbastard]

To say nothing of being incredibly dated. Like so much of conservative ideology, I've found: always losing the LAST culture war.

Edited for accuracy.
I hope you don't mind.
If so, I apologize.

 

[dolf]

politicians don't need no stinking science.

he's a democrat, but this is funny as fuck.

 

[Learnsmith]

Edited for accuracy.
I hope you don't mind.
If so, I apologize.

Well, I was trying to be charitable, what can I say?

 

[Learnsmith]

Yes, there is a section of the GOP that enjoys attacking those who are highly educated, particularly in the field of science. I'm telling you, Republicans and science go together like ketchup and rice.

I wonder which rankles them worse: the fact that he's educated, or the fact that he's black?

 

[1sickbastard]

I wonder which rankles them worse: the fact that he's educated, or the fact that he's black?

My guess is the fact that he's a scientist who supports actual science education (i.e. NOT CREATIONISM) which means educating the young to develop higher order thinking skills, critical thinking, and skeptically questioning/challenging intellectual authority.

That, and he doesn't slavishly follow the party line, which seems to be the only real sin for the reactionary right.

 

[Learnsmith]

My guess is the fact that he's a scientist who supports actual science education (i.e. NOT CREATIONISM) which means educating the young to develop higher order thinking skills, critical thinking, and skeptically questioning/challenging intellectual authority.

That, and he doesn't slavishly follow the party line, which seems to be the only real sin for the reactionary right.

His party is Reason. And damn if that's not good enough for me.

 

[phrodeau]

~Neil DeGrasse Tyson



~ NASCAR


It's gotta be based on the coefficient of friction provided by hate, right?

If Neil isn't so smart, is Ann Coulter going to be his friend now?

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

"hate is being channeled at people who are sharing ideas that are a direct threat to the corporate and religious authorities who rightfully fear that evidence and reason could hurt their profits and their hold on power."

gsgs comment- Stop reading stories on the internet, and watch the commercials like a good consumer ?

 

[CandiCame]

I can't remember if I posted this here or not already

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yis7GzlXNM

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

I am surprised, that anyone was able to keep a straight face....

http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/guamtip.asp

 

[NeverEndingMe]

we need more welfare derp

 

[KingOrfeo]

To say nothing of being incredibly dated. Like so much of conservative ideology, I've found: always fighting the LAST culture war.

The culture war is over; the left won.

In 1890 the "Ghost Dance" religious craze swept the Indians of the American West. They seemed to think that if they danced it enough, the palefaces would just go away and all would be as it was before they came. In struggling to keep the culture war going, the RW is dancing the Ghost Dance.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Here's an excerpt from the 2012 STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM

Guess what? This year's is even worse.

 

[1sickbastard]

Guess what? This year's is even worse.

Yeah....
Guess what?
An article from Salon (which is unabashedly partisan) is not, in my mind, a credible source to support that claim.
How about a direct link to the 2014 Texas GOP Platform document?

Sorry, bucko, but after taking toubob & query to task for unsubstantiated claims, I have to apply that standard to you as well.

Even though you did provide a working link to back up your claim, the nature of the source (an article without citation from a biased source instead of a direct link to the actual document) would, in my mind, be more akin to confirmation bias than objective evidence.

Besides, it's difficult to image Texas Conservative Christians acting like even bigger jerks than they've been.

 

[about_average]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=texas+GOP+2014+platform+filetype:pdf

Or direct link
http://www.texasgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-Platform-Final.pdf

But yeah, a link to the source is always a good idea.