[ZeroGravitas]

Apparently the algorithm is:

1. Support an anti-intellectual fascist. 2. Have them cancel lots of basic science, run up debt and hand you part of the country's future income as tax cuts. 3. Use the tax cuts to do basic science privately 4. Get hailed as a hero of science

[weregiraffe]

Fascist is when tax cuts?

[Moomoomoo309]

No, being a fascist was point 1, meaning that needs to be satisfied before moving onto point 2.