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03 February 2010

Is math a socialist plot?

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 11:14 | 8 comments

According to Cleon Skousen, everything is a Socialist Plot.

Except for the John Birch Society. And now the Tea Partys.

posted by warbaby 03 February | 11:32

I dearly hope not, as I'd rather not be involved in it (math, that is).

posted by kch 03 February | 11:59

You would think a mathematician would know the difference between tangents and the point.

posted by Ardiril 03 February | 13:31

I hope so, it would be evidence of a connection between Intelligence and Socialism and since the Clever are doing such a crappy job of ruling the world, evidence that the Intelligent would indeed do better.

posted by oneswellfoop 03 February | 13:55

As someone who's clearly over-educated, I don't think I am qualified to comment.

posted by Susurration 03 February | 14:06

The "scientist has formula" thing is a regular PR gimmick in the UK. A PR company pays a (real or fake) scientist to make up a dubious equation, and puts out a press release associating it with their client. Ben Goldacre has mentioned it many times.

posted by TheophileEscargot 03 February | 14:09

I would presume that 'math', in the singular, is probably a libertarian plot.

posted by pompomtom 03 February | 22:02

Wow. I started reading a while. He wandered off along the multiple degree tangent, then seemed to be getting back on topic, then just started talking and talking and talking and not really saying anything. Was a point ever made???

posted by Doohickie 03 February | 22:22

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