I can not wrap my elitist brain around this.

Why?

We used to be locked in a death struggle for science and technology with the USSR (space race!) Now the GOP wants to discredit it.

Is it theocracy?
Is it panding to populism?

What is the possible good this is going to do? Except get them into power by the people that resent having to work for the people they used to pick on by people who got good grades (and by the way, some of us had to work damn hard for them.)

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