Neil DeGrasse Tyson Schools Donald Trump
Neil deGrasse Tyson, famed astrophysicist and science educator extraordinaire, didnāt have much to say about President Donald Trumpās foolish decision toĀ withdrawĀ from the Paris Climate Agreement.
But what he didĀ say was plenty enough.
If I and my advisors had never learned what Science is or how & why it works, then Iād consider pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord too.
ā Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson)Ā June 1, 2017
āIf I and my advisors had never learned what Science is or how & why it works, then Iād consider pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord too,ā Tyson tweeted, summing up one of the major problems with allowing lawmakers with no background in science make determinations that rely solely upon science.
The post quickly went viral, racking up over 66,000 retweets and almost 157,000 likes. It also garnered lots of responses, as Tysonās Twitter fans rejoiced in the blunt one-liner slamming Donald Trump.
Twitter Agrees With Neil
ā Frank In Las Vegas (@PapiElGuapo) June 1, 2017
ā Daniel Johnson-Kim (@djjkim) June 1, 2017
ā Frank In Las Vegas (@PapiElGuapo) June 1, 2017
ā Frank In Las Vegas (@PapiElGuapo) June 1, 2017
ā Meryl Lynn Ranzer (@merylnyc)Ā June 1, 2017
Trump announced his plan to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord on Thursday, prompting global outrage as he single-handedly manages to weaken combined efforts to combat the very real danger of global warming. And, as theĀ New York TimesĀ reports, the withdrawal is, in many ways, a slap in the face to the rest of the globe.
Mr. Trumpās decision to abandon the agreement for environmental action signed by 195 nations is a remarkable rebuke to heads of state, climate activists, corporate executives and members of the presidentās own staff, who all failed to change his mind with an intense, last-minute lobbying blitz. The Paris agreement was intended to bind the world community into battling rising temperatures in concert, and the departure of the Earthās second-largest polluter is a major blow.
Now more than ever, we will need voices like that of Neil deGrasse Tyson to keep science at the forefront ā and to continue to dismiss those who claim that climate change is not realā¦or a hoax perpetuated by the Chinese.
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In other words, keep it up, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
ā Geezyāļø (@TrentGeezy)Ā June 1, 2017
