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Martin68

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3. I agree, but I also know that we want politicians to rely on scientific research, and the trend in

Reply to MichMan (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 1, 2021, 11:55 AM

Apr 2021

social science at the time was in a direction that we no longer recognize as valid. Society got it wrong, social scientists got it wrong, and politicians got it wrong.

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Look, Clinton, Biden and other liberals had no clue how to deal with the wave of violence Martin68 Mar 2021 #1

We elect politicians that are expected to have a clue about such matters MichMan Apr 2021 #2

I agree, but I also know that we want politicians to rely on scientific research, and the trend in Martin68 Apr 2021 #3