I thought I'd let the real argument play out here before telling y'all what I've learned.
I've learned the left has no f'in clue of the scientific damage that they've done by opposing nanotechnology and biotechnology and nuclear power and the space program (for instance). ALL of these endevours could have positioned the US as leader in 21st century technology and filled a lot of the job gap... They "feel" as if they are in a totally objective and superior moral/intellectual position to ATTEMPT to indict the right for PERCEIVED interference with science. An attempt that in the case of ESC -- didn't quite get traction..
I've also learned that govt intervention in picking winner/losers in the science fields is extremely meddlesome and that if you can't lead towards innovation -- you should stay the heck out of the way.
What a load of crap. The U.S. is number one in innovation. Why do you think our universities and industry draw people from all over the world? I'd also like to see your evidence that "leftisis" have opposed bio- and nanotechnology and the space program. I'll give you nuclear.
You snooze -- you lose.. Those kids in our graduate schools are NOT OURS. How long do you think that leadership is gonna last at that rate? They won't NEED our schools in 10 years. We will LOSE in 10 years.
And you haven't been following the eco-left campaigns against FrankenFoods?? Against genetic engineering of all kinds? Not my job to wake you up here.. Same deal with spreading far-fetched scenarios about self-replicating micro machiines that might derive from nanotech research.. Oh OK -- I'll give you a one clue..
Nanotechnology and Its Dangers
See --- my premise is secure. The left has no f'in idea of the scientific damage they've caused due to emotional opposition to KEY technology and science ventures REQUIRED for this country to compete for jobs and exports.
I'm talking the real left, not the fringes. You going to take credit for any craziness perpetrated by the far right wing? As for "scientific damage", what about making stem cell research harder to do or spreading the meme that "scientists don't know what they're talking about", just because their SCIENTIFIC views on AGW don't jibe with the right's POLITCAL views?