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Originally Posted by MarchHare
When university-affiliated politicos make left-wing policy suggestions, they're pointy-headed ivory tower intellectuals who think they're better than everyone else. When university-affiliated politicos make right-wing policy suggestions, they're common-sense conservatives standing up for the little guy and telling it like it is.
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Originally Posted by kn
When university-affiliated politicos make left-wing policy suggestions, they're demonstrating a rational understanding of society, able to compassionately balance competing interests with policy. When university-affiliated politicos make right-wing policy suggestions, they're self-serving backed by corporate elite, with no intent on protecting the disadvantaged or the public interest.
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This is why the words Political and Science should never be used together. Political Scientists rarely meet the sort of objective standard that science requires, regardless of their political stripe.