[NeutralCrane]

I spent nearly a decade disgusted with Trump but being contrarian by insisting that it was understandable why voters might support it, even if I felt they were wrong.

At this point, there’s no defending it. Anyone who supports this incarnation of the Republican Party is as stupid and backwards as they’ve been castigated.

[nikanj]

But they should still give you money to run your studies?

[Windchaser]

Well, yes, they should be not-backwards.

If you cut funding for helpful science on the basis of ignorant claims, you're acting backwards. If you act backwards, you may get called backwards.

You should still change, become not-backwards, and fund science.