ideology and embryonic stem cell research

If you are not on the pro-life side of the debate, you might ask what is all this fuss about embryos. Leaving aside that moral question, you should note that many public figures support embryo research as a gesture against religion and irrationality and for progress and science. However, given the decline of our manufacturing base and of educational standards in schools, a situation in part created by a liberal thinking on economics and society, it should be clear that these people are more interested in ideology than supporting scientific endeavour. The call for state-funding for embryonic research is so high because they can't get private funding: the medical applications have not come through. This is about the corruption of science and scientific report by ideology.