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2026-08-04 00:44 UTC

People often observe far-right Republicans making drastic cuts to science and education, but the reason Republicans do so is not because they want to reduce spending. They could make cuts anywhere, but they target science and education. The reason for this is that behind closed doors, they know that an educated populace is harder to control and manipulate. Roger Freeman, a Nixon and Reagan adviser, was the last one to say it openly. This is from a 1970 speech: Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_A._Freeman_(economist)

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@mattsheffield@mastodon.social 2026-08-04 00:48

Trump's singular political achievement has been to politicize ignorance. His goal is a coalition of drones, led by sociopaths. It worked to get him to the WH. The less you followed politics, the more you liked Trump in 2024. Reactionaries want subjects rather than citizens. This is why atheist reactionaries still love and support religious fundamentalists. They see them as useful allies in creating subjugated people. Chart source: https://www.dataforprogress.org/insights/2024/11/14/what-political-news-engagement-tells-us-about-donald-trumps-victory

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