I'd wager a bet that the % of people who ignore evolution and global warming is reasonably comparable between the UK and the US (my ego is not involved in such a bet, btw). The right-wingers in the US, in recent years, have exterted far more political influence than you'd expect based on the polls. The "genius" of the right wing is in mobilizing troops, and controlling the debate, and the money. Most people in the US for instance, support Roe vs Wade, yet the right wing is opposed, yet they maintained control of the US congress and the White House in recent years. Same is probably true of environmental issues (I don't have the data). The fact the right-wing wages such a vigorous battle against political correctness is because PC has alot of support. Even now, after such a resonding victory for the Democrats, they are tip-toeing around the war issue. They can't even pass a non-binding resolution against the war. But, these are my perceptions; I'd like to see the data. As Will Rogers once quipped "I don't belong to any organized political party. I'm a Democrat" ----------------------------- John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Director, Psychology Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 -----------------------------
_____ From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 10:23 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIP Subject: [tips] BBC NEWS | Education | Whose classroom curriculum is it? Interesting. The US isn't the only country in the developed world arguing about what should be taught in publc schools. Of course, the nature of the debate is rather different in England. Global warming is considered "basic" material there, rather than suspicious lefty stuff, and there is no inclination to dump evolutionary theory at all. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6347263.stm Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-5115 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo ====================================== --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=engl ish --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
