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Scientific American makes a first ever political endorsement.

Author: jimbasil (52631 Posts - Joined: Nov 15, 2007)
Posted at 5:02 pm on Sep 15, 2020
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Scientific American on Tuesday endorsed Joe Biden, the first presidential endorsement in the magazine’s 175-year history.

Its editors said they felt “compelled” to do so because President Trump’s well-documented rejection of science, from climate change to the coronavirus, has cost tens of thousands of American lives.

“The pandemic would strain any nation and system,” the editors wrote, “but Trump’s rejection of evidence and public health measures have been catastrophic in the U.S. He was warned many times in January and February about the onrushing disease, yet he did not develop a national strategy to provide protective equipment, coronavirus testing or clear health guidelines.

“Trump claimed, falsely, that ‘anybody that wants a test can get a test,’” they continued. “That was untrue in March and remained untrue through the summer. Trump opposed $25 billion for increased testing and tracing that was in a pandemic relief bill as late as July. These lapses accelerated the spread of disease through the country — particularly in highly vulnerable communities that include people of color, where deaths climbed disproportionately to those in the rest of the population.”

The monthly magazine, with a circulation of 3.5 million, is owned by Springer Nature, an international academic and scientific publishing company.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, more than 195,000 Americans have died from complications related to COVID-19, and more than 6.5 million have been infected.

The magazine’s editors seized on the revelations in Bob Woodward’s new book, “Rage,” that the president knowingly misled Americans about the dangers of COVID-19.

“Trump repeatedly lied to the public about the deadly threat of the disease, saying it was not a serious concern and ‘this is like a flu​’ when he knew it was more lethal and highly transmissible,” the editors wrote. “His lies encouraged people to engage in risky behavior, spreading the virus further, and have driven wedges between Americans who take the threat seriously and those who believe Trump’s falsehoods.”


Link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientific-american-mag-endorsement-biden-trump-first-in-175-years-172808739.html

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Replies to: "Scientific American makes a first ever political endorsement."

  • Scientific American makes a first ever political endorsement. [LINK] - jimbasil - 5:02pm 9/15/20 (20) [View All]
    • No.1 [NT] - ColeyO - 6:05pm 9/15/20
    • There are still magazines? - Curly1918 - 5:30pm 9/15/20
      • I thought internet porn ended the need for magazines? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:30am 9/16/20
    • Just curious... do you trust science on gender as well? Or is that more about feelings? [NT] - IrishMac - 5:17pm 9/15/20
      • I'm sure that science has figured out by now male and female. For you is it just a feeling? - jimbasil - 5:38pm 9/15/20
        • I think what he's asking is why do liberals eschew science - Stark Raving Dad - 5:54pm 9/15/20
          • And how do "Liberals eschew science when it comes to gender"? - jimbasil - 6:05pm 9/15/20
            • Genetics, DNA, that kind of thing, for determining sex. Also, biology as to when life begins. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:12pm 9/15/20
              • You're offering an opinion? [NT] - jimbasil - 8:16pm 9/15/20
                • Noting facts...where the Left denies science. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 10:20pm 9/15/20
                  • And those facts are, what? Please note the science in your opinions. - jimbasil - 10:26pm 9/15/20
                    • XX chromosomes = female; XY = male. I guess if you don't know science, it is easier to deny it. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:30pm 9/15/20
                      • BOOM. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:47am 9/16/20
            • Wow. Just trying to help. Not sticking up for anyone, Mr. Cranky Pants. [NT] - Stark Raving Dad - 6:11pm 9/15/20
              • Yeah it always helps when you invent things like - jimbasil - 6:33pm 9/15/20
                • * [NT] - Stark Raving Dad - 6:50pm 9/15/20
                  • Good that you re-re-read the thread. [NT] - jimbasil - 6:56pm 9/15/20
                    • Yeah, it's just a lot of fun trying to chat. You're very angry. Have a good night. [NT] - Stark Raving Dad - 7:00pm 9/15/20
                      • What? Don't invert things. You attacked Liberals on science sticking up for an - jimbasil - 7:12pm 9/15/20
    • Saw that too. Good for them. [NT] - Stark Raving Dad - 5:12pm 9/15/20
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