To equate scientific progress to a political system is, at best, a very naive and nearsighted view of history.

If we even just focus on the anglophone world, it overlooks the role of the Royal Society, which predates America by at least a century and was responsible for most of the world's post-renaissance innovation up until American industry overtook them in the early 1900's.

I want to draw a line under that... American industry. Not the US Government. The government's main role in the advancement of knowledge has been to point at something and cut a gigantic check. Aside from the space program and the manhattan project, the government hasn't really accomplished anything but taken credit for the fruits of laize fare capitalism. The TYPICAL result of the government sticking its dick in things is the F-35, a committee designed piece of shit that exists to consume money, or a high speed rail that only connects Merced to Bakersfield.

It was the US Government that precipitated the collapse of urban commuter rail in the 1950's, by teaming up with the automakers to regulate trains out of existence. It was the US Government that directed the construction of the interstate highways with the excuse that everyone needed a car to gtfo of the cities when the bombs started falling.

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Louis Pasteur did his work as a member of the French Academy of Sciences, which was founded by Louis XIV, and did his work under the reign of Emperor Napoelon III.

created a communication network that allows near instantaneous communication across the planet

Anyone who remembers the Ma Bell breakup knows America is not the paragon of wisdom in telecommunications. Our distaste for monopolies has on more than a few occasions forced us to make incredibly stupid decisions when faced with a natural monopoly situation.

And just as a closing point, FYI...

The pinnacle of the Empire, the Great Exhibition in 1851, was built in 9 months. An all metal and glass building, which if it was standing today would still be in the top 25 convention centers in the world by raw square footage, built from no plans to DONE in 9 months. Nine. Months.

To equate scientific progress to a political system is, at best, a very naive and nearsighted view of history.

If we even just focus on the anglophone world, it overlooks the role of the Royal Society, which predates America by at least a century and was responsible for most of the world's post-renaissance innovation up until American industry overtook them in the early 1900's.

I want to draw a line under that... American industry. Not the US Government. The government's main role in the advancement of knowledge has been to point at something and cut a gigantic check. Aside from the space program and the manhattan project, the government hasn't really accomplished anything but taken credit for the fruits of laize fare capitalism. The TYPICAL result of the government sticking its dick in things is the F-35, a committee designed piece of shit that exists to consume money, or a high speed rail that only connects Merced to Bakersfield.

It was the US Government that precipitated the collapse of urban commuter rail in the 1950's, by teaming up with the automakers to regulate trains out of existence. It was the US Government that directed the construction of the interstate highways with the excuse that everyone needed a car to gtfo of the cities when the bombs started falling.

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Louis Pasteur did his work as a member of the French Academy of Sciences, which was founded by Louis XIV, and did his work under the reign of Emperor Napoelon III.

created a communication network that allows near instantaneous communication across the planet

Anyone who remembers the Ma Bell breakup knows America is not the paragon of wisdom in telecommunications. Our distaste for monopolies has on more than a few occasions forced us to make incredibly stupid decisions when faced with a natural monopoly situation.

And just as a closing point, FYI...

The pinnacle of the Empire, the Great Exhibition in 1851, was built in 9 months. An all metal and glass building, which if it was standing today would still be in the top 25 convention centers in the world by raw square footage, built from plans to DONE in 9 months. Nine. Months.

To equate scientific progress to a political system is, at best, a very naive and nearsighted view of history.

If we even just focus on the anglophone world, it overlooks the role of the Royal Society, which predates America by at least a century and was responsible for most of the world's post-renaissance innovation up until American industry overtook them in the early 1900's.

I want to draw a line under that... American industry. Not the US Government. The government's main role in the advancement of knowledge has been to point at something and cut a gigantic check. Aside from the space program and the manhattan project, the government hasn't really accomplished anything but taken credit for the fruits of laize fare capitalism. The TYPICAL result of the government sticking its dick in things is the F-35, a committee designed piece of shit that exists to consume money, or a high speed rail that only connects Merced to Bakersfield.

It was the US Government that precipitated the collapse of urban commuter rail in the 1950's, by teaming up with the automakers to regulate trains out of existence. It was the US Government that directed the construction of the interstate highways with the excuse that everyone needed a car to gtfo of the cities when the bombs started falling.

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Louis Pasteur did his work as a member of the French Academy of Sciences, which was founded by Louis XIV, and did his work under the reign of Emperor Napoelon III.

created a communication network that allows near instantaneous communication across the planet

Anyone who remembers the Ma Bell breakup knows America is not the paragon of wisdom in telecommunications. Our distaste for monopolies has on more than a few occasions forced us to make incredibly stupid decisions when faced with a natural monopoly situation.

To equate scientific progress to a political system is, at best, a very naive and nearsighted view of history.

If we even just focus on the anglophone world, it overlooks the role of the Royal Society, which predates America by at least a century and was responsible for most of the world's innovations up until American industry overtook them in the early 1900's.

I want to draw a line under that... American industry. Not the US Government. The government's main role in the advancement of knowledge has been to point at something and cut a gigantic check. Aside from the space program and the manhattan project, the government hasn't really accomplished anything but taken credit for the fruits of laize fare capitalism. The TYPICAL result of the government sticking its dick in things is the F-35, a committee designed piece of shit that exists to consume money, or a high speed rail that only connects Merced to Bakersfield.

It was the US Government that precipitated the collapse of urban commuter rail in the 1950's, by teaming up with the automakers to regulate trains out of existence. It was the US Government that directed the construction of the interstate highways with the excuse that everyone needed a car to gtfo of the cities when the bombs started falling.

antibiotics

Louis Pasteur did his work as a member of the French Academy of Sciences, which was founded by Louis XIV, and did his work under the reign of Emperor Napoelon III.

created a communication network that allows near instantaneous communication across the planet

Anyone who remembers the Ma Bell breakup knows America is not the paragon of wisdom in telecommunications. Our distaste for monopolies has on more than a few occasions forced us to make incredibly stupid decisions when faced with a natural monopoly situation.

To equate scientific progress to a political system is, at best, a very naive and nearsighted view of history.

If we even just focus on the anglophone world, it overlooks the role of the Royal Society, which predates America by at least a century and was responsible for most of the world's innovations up until American industry overtook them in the early 1900's.

I want to draw a line under that... American industry. Not the US Government. The government's main role in the advancement of knowledge has been to point at something and cut a gigantic check. Aside from the space program and the manhattan project, the government hasn't really accomplished anything but taken credit for the fruits of laize fare capitalism. The TYPICAL result of the government sticking its dick in things is the F-35, a committee designed piece of shit that exists to consume money, or a high speed rail that only connects Merced to Bakersfield.

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Louis Pasteur did his work as a member of the French Academy of Sciences, which was founded by Louis XIV, and did his work under the reign of Emperor Napoelon III.

created a communication network that allows near instantaneous communication across the planet

Anyone who remembers the Ma Bell breakup knows America is not the paragon of wisdom in telecommunications. Our distaste for monopolies has on more than a few occasions forced us to make incredibly stupid decisions when faced with a natural monopoly situation.

To equate scientific progress to a political system is, at best, a very naive and nearsighted view of history.

If we even just focus on the anglophone world, it overlooks the role of the Royal Society, which predates America by at least a century and was responsible for most of the world's innovations up until American industry overtook them in the early 1900's.

I want to draw a line under that... American industry. Not the US Government. The government's main role in the advancement of knowledge has been to point at something and cut a gigantic check. Aside from the space program and the manhattan project, the government hasn't really accomplished anything but taken credit for the fruits of laize fare capitalism. The TYPICAL result of the government sticking its dick in things is the F-35, a committee designed piece of shit that exists to consume money, or a high speed rail that only connects Merced to Bakersfield.

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Louis Pasteur did his work as a member of the French Academy of Sciences, which was founded by Louis XIV, and did his work under the reign of Emperor Napoelon III.