A new commentary piece in Nature today frets over the rise of eugenics and white supremacy, especially in the field of genetics.
One way to fight these folks? Direct-to-consumer ancestry-testing services. Wait, that’s just feeding the eugenicists! So are legit academic journals, studies on genetic variation across regions, and more. Seems like white nationalists are getting platformed everywhere.
The only fix if we can’t tackle their ideas with science? Call out “abhorrent” research and deplatform them. The “new genomic race science” stops dead. Also, teach kids it’s all junk racist science — nothing to see here, folks. And keep pushing DEI.
I find the “no center-right party” claim bizarre because 1) the current GOP leader is significantly more socially liberal than nearly all past GOP nominees, and 2) Trump and Romney garnered nearly identical self-identified voter support (93-94%).
If you’re a center-right, Romney-type person, your complaints with the GOP likely stem from the party and its leadership leaning too far left. The current GOP leader:
— Explicitly affirmed Obergefell v. Hodges.
— Has seriously considered raising taxes on the wealthy.
— Embraces protectionism and tariff policies (historically left-wing).
— Explicitly opposes cutting Social Security, Medicare, etc.
*To clarify, 93-94% of self-identified GOP voters supported both Trump and Romney.
Most self-proclaimed “center-right” voters are loyal Rs who backed Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024. There’s no statistically significant Bulwark or Dispatch electorate in reality (what happened to the Haley Rs?).