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6% of scientist are Republican... (Original Post) Playinghardball Sep 2013 OP
I was shocked to have worked with a fair number when I NRaleighLiberal Sep 2013 #1
and that 6% is probably on the gop payroll gopiscrap Sep 2013 #2
Maybe they counted Business Administration as a science petronius Sep 2013 #3
Those are the Monsantos. /nt OldEurope Sep 2013 #4

NRaleighLiberal

(60,018 posts)
1. I was shocked to have worked with a fair number when I
Fri Sep 20, 2013, 04:40 PM
Sep 2013

was doing the corporate life, Pharma company thing....it was always about money with them (as in "I've got mine, screw everyone else)...lots of cognitive dissonance, actually.

Thankfully I am long gone from that career and life now!

petronius

(26,603 posts)
3. Maybe they counted Business Administration as a science
Fri Sep 20, 2013, 04:48 PM
Sep 2013


(Although flippancy aside, 'Republican' is not necessarily synonymous with 'anti-science tea-bagger.' And scientists can be as morally-intrusive, selfish, and war-mongering as any other human. The 6% actually seems low to me; I'd have guessed higher...)
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