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Politics in Science

It is unfortunate when people inject their political views into science and the interpretation of its findings. This is highlighted as people post ridiculous memes such as Trump vs. Science.

In 2017, James Damore posted a scientifically accurate memo regarding gender in the workplace and Google fired him for the effort. This is someone that wasn’t politically inclined but, being an engineer, wanted to be precise when fulfilling Googles request. Of course, accuracy isn’t something that leftist science appreciates; it must adhere to their ideology or it is considered blasphemy.

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