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Should Science Be King In Politics?
Layzej writes "According to former Republican representative Bob Inglis, being conservative means dealing in facts. He suggests that energy and climate policy warrants a conservative approach based on science and accountability, rather than a populist approach based on denial and wishful thinking. He also proposes an intriguing free market solution to our energy and climate challenges."
Yes it does. It also bothers me that common sense is so rare it's a goddamn superpower.
But what use is basic logic and common sense when you have political parties campaigning on "God wants me to be prezidunt 2 git that uppity nigger outta our white house"? When you have a group of people who can get revved up into a foaming, frothing-mouthed frenzy by some boob publishing an entirely dishonest book claiming "OMG Obama was at a Black Panther rally in 2007" (the actual event was a commemoration of the 1965 voting rights march in Selma, Alabama, attended by a host of dignitaries that included both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton).
The reality is, an entire political party has decided that horrific lies and appeals to anything but sanity are their way to get elected. It's saddening and maddening at once, because there was a time I agreed with many of their positions on logical grounds - but they've become so extreme and hate-filled today that finding a sensible, sane compromise and actually fixing any problems has become impossible.
In other words... a total lack of both logic and common sense.