(04-22-2020 12:05 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(04-21-2020 05:47 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  As for your first statement, what specific "party platforms" are you referring to?

I don't agree with a lot of things the GOP says, but they are usually things far down my list of importance. I am anti-death penalty and neutral on abortion. But on the issues that I deem important, I am solidly on the right. I cannot even imagine what you might be calling "party platforms" that are anti-science.

Asking again. I really wonder what you consider anti-science planks in the GOP platforms.

I see a two major policy planks that fall under the anti-science umbrella - either because they run counter to the general consensus established by the scientific community, or they are based more firmly on a religious basis:
1) Climate change and mitigation
2) Abortion access

Outside of policies, I find that conservatives are much more vocal about questioning the value of higher education, to the point of denigrating people who have decided to get a higher education degree in non-STEM majors. They often go past advocating for more apprentice/skill-type training and venture into the devaluation of continued education.

I find that conservatives are more likely to believe that people in academics/research roles have hidden agendas, simply because they work in the field.

There is the general dislike of funding scientific research in a broad manner, and the general policy plank of wanting to cut back federal spending (which provides a significant amount of research dollars).

The left has some issues as well - most anti-vaxxers are on the left-side of the political spectrum (but who knows, maybe COVID-19 is fixing them) and a lot of lefties have an irrational dislike for nuclear power.