• SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
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    What kind of scientist do you think work for big pharma, Exxon Mobile or Raytheon? It certainly ain’t leftist scientists.

    • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.world
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      I’m not surprised that a scientist votes for Trump, I don’t think they’re some kind of super intelligent superhumans. I’m surprised that a scientist self-describes as a conservative, because being a scientist is about discovering new things, while being a conservative is about everything staying the same.

      • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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        while being a conservative is about everything staying the same.

        Or “while being a conservative is about not discovering new things, as it might challenge their status quo”

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      Mostly just normal people with families trying to make ends meet… Scientists aren’t like cartoon mad scientists, my dude, they’re just normal people with careers.

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      From personal experience working in DoD research, the amount of compartmentalization a lot of those people have drove me insane. I knew quite a few young earth creationists & fake moon landing believers when I was there. I definitely think a lot of those folks think that their military funding is safer under trump, and everyone outside of their field is a “corrupt leftist scientist”