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Re:Why Don’t Americans Elect Scientists? by ak217 on Thursday September 06, 2012 @05:41PM (#4486432)
Why would you assume that? They're two different countries, with different histories, mentioned together because both have excellent education in mathematics and scientifically competent leaders (relevant to the OP).
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Re:Why Don’t Americans Elect Scientists? by kbolino on Thursday September 06, 2012 @06:07PM (#4486535)
I misunderstood, that's all. The reference to Taiwan came out of the blue, and I did not realize it was intentional.
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