A new study has examined 8 million speeches from 140 years of Congress, showing a massive decline in evidence-based language since the 1970s.
https://www.iflscience.com/use-of-facts-and-evidence-based-rhetoric-at-all-time-low-in-congressional-speech-78785
https://www.iflscience.com/use-of-facts-and-evidence-based-rhetoric-at-all-time-low-in-congressional-speech-78785
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"From 1976 to 2022, facts lost their traction" - Rush, Ailes, and Newt on C-SPAN - among others - showed up and it all steadily got worse (see also: now)
Well, that’s what my gut says.
For people to collaborate and build something great, they need a shared vision, shared values and a shred facts base. The biggest obstacle to working together is not having a shared fact base.
but thanks for the evidence! 😉
Wondering what they'll do when they realize their guts lied to them & us ?
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When did Ronald Reagan unleash the Russian Intelligence operation Fox News on an unsuspecting America?
Like how do they expect doctors to work. Let me ask mah frind what he saw on Fox News and then we can start your operation.
Like wtf. How can we be this fkn ignorant!? I know they want a theocracy but this is a bit much in 2025