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To be fair: > argue that the agency should have gone forward with the summit unless told otherwise by the Trump administration Which implies that the Trump ad

To be fair: > argue that the agency should have gone forward with the summit unless told otherwise by the Trump administration Which implies that the Trump administration is not officially behind the cancellation. It could be unofficially behind it, or actors within the CDC could be utilizing the new political climate to cause this cancellation - whether that's in an attempt to help these aspects of the agency avoid notice, or in attempt to suppress... Further information needed.

conistonwater 10y ago
Chilling effects are a thing, I don't think they should be dismissed just like that. FTA: > Benjamin called the move a “strategic retreat” given the climate skepticism of the incoming administration.
- mikeash 10y ago
  It makes me think of point #1 here: https://qz.com/846940/a-yale-history-professors-20-point-guide-to-defending-democracy-under-a-trump-presidency/ https://qz.com/846940/a-yale-history-professors-20-point-gui... "Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it without being asked. You’ve already done this, haven’t you? Stop. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom."
disordinary 10y ago
It appears though, with the fact that DOE staff were asked to dob in any co-workers that had gone to UN summits on climate change, that the Trump administration is prepared to go on witch hunts.
- RangerScience 10y ago
  %$#@. Link?
  - disordinary 10y ago
    https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/politics/climate-change-energy-department-donald-trump-transition.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/politics/climate-chang... They did an interview with someone from the DOE on this american life, she said that they have been removing all references to climate change on DOE projects and promoting them as something else in the hope that they won't be cancelled, she also said that there was only one climate change sceptic in the DOE and it's the new boss...
    - disordinary 10y ago
      I'd love to know why this is being down voted, I answered a question with a link from a reputable source and a (paraphrased) quote from an employee of the organisation. There was no opinion at all. Are you down-voting facts because you don't like them? It doesn't make them any less real. Down-voting opinion, sure, but down-voting something which is simply the truth doesn't make sense. The article even had a copy of the questionnaire.

conistonwater 10y ago

Chilling effects are a thing, I don't think they should be dismissed just like that. FTA: > Benjamin called the move a “strategic retreat” given the climate skepticism of the incoming administration.

mikeash 10y ago
It makes me think of point #1 here: https://qz.com/846940/a-yale-history-professors-20-point-guide-to-defending-democracy-under-a-trump-presidency/ https://qz.com/846940/a-yale-history-professors-20-point-gui... "Much of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then start to do it without being asked. You’ve already done this, haven’t you? Stop. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom."

disordinary 10y ago

It appears though, with the fact that DOE staff were asked to dob in any co-workers that had gone to UN summits on climate change, that the Trump administration is prepared to go on witch hunts.

RangerScience 10y ago
%$#@. Link?
- disordinary 10y ago
  https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/politics/climate-change-energy-department-donald-trump-transition.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/politics/climate-chang... They did an interview with someone from the DOE on this american life, she said that they have been removing all references to climate change on DOE projects and promoting them as something else in the hope that they won't be cancelled, she also said that there was only one climate change sceptic in the DOE and it's the new boss...
  - disordinary 10y ago
    I'd love to know why this is being down voted, I answered a question with a link from a reputable source and a (paraphrased) quote from an employee of the organisation. There was no opinion at all. Are you down-voting facts because you don't like them? It doesn't make them any less real. Down-voting opinion, sure, but down-voting something which is simply the truth doesn't make sense. The article even had a copy of the questionnaire.