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That democrat voters are not as verbally adept as republicans and that democrat voters are much less scientifically aware than republicans. Only 57% of Americans know that the earth revolves around the sun once a year. 49% of democrats know that which drags down the average significantly.
BlueVeins · 22-25
Do you have a source? TIME Magazine says that 75% of Americans know that the Earth revolves around the Sun (still terrible), but it doesn't mention a partisan divide.

https://time.com/7809/1-in-4-americans-thinks-sun-orbits-earth/

Edit -- Here's the GSS survey from which TIME was getting its info.

https://gssdataexplorer.norc.org/variables/3344/vshow

Another edit -- The 49% claim can be found on the right-leaning site, IRJ, which [i]in turn[/i] refers to a dead link from the far-right website, Front Page Mag.
windinhishair · 61-69, M
@BlueVeins The 2018 GSS data is what hippyjoe was referring to as a source, and as you point out, shows a different conclusion. The raw data show that of 1171 people who answered the question, 836 (71.4%) said the earth goes around the sun, 281 (24.0%) said the sun goes around the earth, and 54 (4.6%) didn't know.
beckyromero · 36-40, F
🤔

Any studies on the knowledge of history, say like about the effect of "air power" during the Revolutionary War?

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGDvTF1AR3w]
SW-User
@beckyromero Dont forget that Civil War hero....Andrew Jackson wasn’t it?
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@beckyromero Canadians didn't burn down the White House. They burned down the Brown House. To cover up the burn marks the Americans painted it white.
beckyromero · 36-40, F
@hippyjoe1955

That will be news to [b][big]BRITISH[/big][/b] Major General Robert Ross.

Your sense of history is as bad as Trump's.
Making random shit up again I see.
badminton · 61-69, MVIP
Trump recently toured the Pearl Harbor monument and didn't what it was for!

FYI - the more educated a person is, the likely they are to be liberal politically.
windinhishair · 61-69, M
@CookieLuvsBunny If you can't accept facts, you have more problems than can be corrected. Trump is by far the worst, most dishonest president we have ever had. Bar none. And second place isn't even close. Trump is completely amoral.
CookieLuvsBunny · 31-35, F
@windinhishair
One example. LBJ lied about the U.S. involvement in Vietnam and that resulted in thousands of young men dying in a pointless war
windinhishair · 61-69, M
@CookieLuvsBunny He absolutely did. McNamara was even worse. Both of them should be ashamed with what they did. But LBJ believed in the Constitution and in the rule of law.

Trump's lies are more insidious, like lying about how they are treating immigrants along the border, or allowing pesticides to be used that are documented to kill the children of farm laborers. No one even pays attention to his lies any more, because almost without exception, if he says something, it is a lie. Witness his half dozen reasons for killing Soleimani.
yeronlyman · 51-55, M
There is a correlation between flat earth beliefs and religious beliefs...

There is correlation between conservatism and religion...
SarahPP · 26-30, F
That’s appalling. What are you learning at school?
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@SarahPP Darn good question. I always get a hoot out of the leftists who demand the science they both deny and don't understand.
BlueVeins · 22-25
@SarahPP Abstinence-only sex ed and the Revolutionary War 8 times.
Zonuss · 41-45, M
@BlueVeins 😆
I still don't know that, even after you told me
jackjjackson · 61-69, M
Who are most likely to be flat earthers?
jackjjackson · 61-69, M
Nope. She’s way prettier than you. Smarter too. @PicturesOfABetterTomorrow
@jackjjackson I see you are now officially senile like your leader.
jackjjackson · 61-69, M
If you knew her you would agree with me. @PicturesOfABetterTomorrow
SevIsPamprinYouAlways · 56-60, F
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SW-User
And our own President doesn't know our geography. Ummm, he's a liberal, right? 🙄

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Holdontothefire · 26-30, M
Reference?
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@Holdontothefire 2018 General Social Survey
Zonuss · 41-45, M
Well that's a lie. All you have to do is read the mumbo jumbo here on SW coming from the Right Wing idiots. 🤭
jackjjackson · 61-69, M
Just by yourself you bring the dem average down by five points. @Zonuss

 
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