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I think calling themselves "medical conservatives" is a massive homegoal. If the goal is to populise this term they have immediately made a lot of people more s

I think calling themselves "medical conservatives" is a massive homegoal. If the goal is to populise this term they have immediately made a lot of people more skeptical of it than they need to. Why not search for a more neutral word than "conservative"? The anti-science "skeptics" certainly were thinking in the right way by co-opting that word for themselves.

wavefunction 7y ago
I see your point but as far as I believe "anti-science skeptics" would first have to understand science before they could offer a worthy retort. Sort of like Picasso's statement about understanding the rules so that you can honestly break them. “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” ― Pablo Picasso
kyleee 7y ago
Little 'c' conservatism is a very reasonable guiding principle within the realm of healthcare, so on the contrary I think it's a well chosen word here. I am generally tired of the marketing/PR mindset that leads to perfectly good words from being marked as off limits due to various optics