re: #7 Obdicut

Why would any kid in the US want to grow up to be a scientist, when all they get is shat on all day long by the GOP and giggling feebs like Limbaugh.

Does anyone think the US can really remain a pre-eminent power— leaving aside the threat of AGW and all the other dooms facing us— without scientists?

Yes, they do.

They believe God has abandoned them for not being faithful enough. Science is a major enemy of faith, in their minds.

Sp when the scientists are gone God will return His Blessing to America and America will rule the world as the Almighty’s most beloved nation.

The similarities between them and Islamist groups such as the Taliban are not a coincidence.