“Neanderthal thinking”? Get a better metaphor.

(The irony of using bad/outdated science to critique policy for being insufficiently science-based is so palpable it hurts.)

https://t.co/vZfe19qlLb To be clear: Neanderthals took care of their injured and sick. (Evidence shows compassion/care for the ill/injured was a pretty important among Neanderthals.)

Meaning: Texas and Mississippi wouldn’t be reopening now if their governors were engaged in “Neanderthal thinking.”