We all want to Make America Great Again. But that won't happen until we first Make America Smart Again.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
Astrophysicist and wannabe-philosopher Neil deGrasse Tyson likes to pretend he’s got a brilliant political mind. Over the weekend, he graced the world with a series of tweets meant to stick it to the Trump budget:
The fastest way to Make a America Weak Again: Cut science funds to our agencies that support it.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to Make America Sick Again: Cut funding to the National Institutes of Health
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to Make America Stupid: Cut funds to programs that support education.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to thwart Earth's life-support systems for us all: Turn EPA into EDA — the Environmental Destruction Agency.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
The fastest way to melt glaciers & flood the World's coastal cities: Ignore scientists and do nothing to stem the rise of CO2
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
We could spend a lot of time talking about those tweets, but let’s just focus on this one:
The very best way to support and feed your delusions: Surround yourself with people whose world views match yours exactly.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 19, 2017
Trust him on that: He’s speaking from experience.
Dude, too easy. pic.twitter.com/IYMs62iQU8
— John Blackout (@SomewhatSeattle) March 20, 2017
Waaaay too easy.
https://twitter.com/rachelveronica/status/843907558029058049
Make Neil deGrasse Tyson Self-Aware Again.
https://twitter.com/AfroMonroe/status/843526084377239552
a little bit ironic coming from you, don't ya think?
— Alex Felhofer (@alexfel88) March 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/Cody_from_Iowa/status/843536139847983104
https://twitter.com/rachelveronica/status/843909160970436608
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