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Today, Jesse Singal wrote an opinion for the New York Times where he argued that Trump defunding youth gender research was a bad thing, despite the terrible research coming out of that part of science. He thinks that reform is in order, not slash-and-burn practices. In my opinion, there is definitely enough research out there by now that you can confidently release something like a Cass Report without anything new. Certainly, funding bad actors makes no sense, but to me, reform is little gain, and even a good new study must follow around minors that have gone through the unethical transgender science grinder.
It reminds me of an (unpopular) opinion Trace shared the other day on Twitter regarding the axing of funds for museums and libraries. Even if anthropology is 99% leftist, well, the institutions belong to those who show up, so right wingers just need to get in there and fix it themselves. While I appreciated that stance as it related to conservative law organizations, and as it related to Twitter when left-wingers were leaving the site en masse, I find it pretty distasteful to give up anthropology to positive feedback loops, and let our history become a mockery when it is within one's power to just raze it.
Deus Ex took a look at this perspective. Spoilers for Deus Ex:General Carter, after the UNATCO plot is exposed, decides to stay within the organization, because institutions are only as good as the people that comprise them. Later in the game, you see him in the Vandenburg compound. He has given up on his idea of reform and joined the resistance.
I'm going to guess most of this forum disagrees with Trace and Jesse on this matter in pretty much the same way that I do. Can you name any areas in government or other organizations where you do agree with them?
If trace is concerned about cultural institutions maybe he should have some words with blues using them as cover to shovel propaganda. He knows reds don't have the temperament or interest to "show up" for museums or libraries and begs them not to nuke from orbit leaving no option but to impotently shake their fist at enemy indoctrination operations that overwhelmingly target children.
No thanks. If trace cares about these institutions maybe he should be imploring them to police themselves.
I really don't think it's a "showing up" issue. Federal vaccine mandates during covid caused a lot of institutions to shift from purple or light blue to turbo monoculture extreme left. Turns out when you find a wedge issue to forcefully terminate red tribers over, a lot of public institutions are suddenly extremely blue.
I think you're right and a better way of phrasing would have been that if 30% of paleontology enthusiasts are red and 70% are blue then it becomes a matter of time until social selection pressures ensure that nearly all (or all in the case of NPR's editorial board) end up blue.
You can find red paleontology enthusiasts they’re called creation scientists. You can disagree with them but basically all high-human-capital red tribers are practicing Christians(as elsewhere, secularization is a bottom up thing) and the pressure for talented individuals with nothing else to do(and I suspect the job market for grad degrees in paleontology is not good) to work in YEC apologism or research is high.
It is your belief that a certain zealotry is necessary to motivate achievement?
I believe that functioning people generally like belonging to institutions, even small ones, and churches fit the bill for the red tribe. I also believe that practicing Christianity makes people better, practicing Christians are generally a good influence on each other and this attracts human capital.
The equivalent might be something like 'nearly all high-functioning blue tribers obtain a college degree'.
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