Thread by @XiXiDu

When it comes to major Western countries like the United States and Germany, the left has decisively won the culture war and is now in control of most institutions. BUT it hasn't won the war against reality.

Some examples:

https://twitter.com/whyvert/status/1445071234555916293

1. Left-wing economic policies such as Marxism have failed spectacularly each time they have been tried.

2. Eugenics actually works, as anyone breeding livestock or plants can certify. Indeed, countries like Germany still have eugenics laws against incest and Jews screen their babies for genetic diseases. In Iceland, most babies with Down syndrome are aborted.

3. Ultra-conservative groups like Haredi Jews, Salafists, and the Amish are by far the most successful at reproduction, whereas most liberals are being aborted.

4. Racial in-group favoritism by males is universal and a result of millions of years of intergroup competition. White liberals are the only group showing out-group favoritism.

5. Almost all conflict scholars agree on one point: ethnic diversity causes conflict. The "diversity is strength" narrative is religious dogma that has no basis in reality. citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/downlo…

During the 20th century, left-ideologues managed to subvert Western institutions and thereby leave their mark on society. Especially the subversion of the education system, journalism, and the entertainment industry contributed to the perception that reality has a left-wing bias.

But the current interpretational sovereignty of the ideological left is a historical anomaly that's already crumbling, as the rise of illiberal regimes like China shows.

That said, even today it would be wrong to believe that every smart person is embracing all the trendy left-wing ideas. To see this, consider the military-industrial complex.

Who developed hydrogen bombs? Who is developing hypersonic weapons? Who developed the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber? Who coded Stuxnet? Highly gifted people.

If you were to only look at statistics about the political affiliations of professors or the intellectuals popular with the mainstream media then you might come to the conclusion that almost nobody would be willing to develop such technologies.

But even in Germany, where the anti-war movement is very strong among the highly educated, you still have people developing very advanced first-strike weapons such as the Taurus bunker-busting missile bought by South Korea.

So the next time it appears as if seemingly all smart people are decrying private space flight or rally against their companies cooperating with the government, just think about all the engineers who you won't hear about in the media.