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Re:Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions by firstlink on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @07:37PM (#35076807)
What you're suggesting is that a political preference to put the experts in positions of power is actually bad?
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Re:Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions by justinclift on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @08:50PM (#35077421)
Perhaps there's a difference between experts and lobbyists?
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Re:Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions by user3939382 on Thursday March 09, 2023 @09:38AM (#35081605)
The DEA is great at busting drug dealers without being drug dealers, neither are the cartels run by DEA agents. This wouldn't be an issue if creating a revolving door between industry and government didn't create huge conflicts of interest but it does.
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