I wish our scientists would be completely apolitical and stay within their realm of expertise when speaking publicly. For the non-factual topics, such as wheth

I wish our scientists would be completely apolitical and stay within their realm of expertise when speaking publicly. For the non-factual topics, such as whether there an epidemic of unjustified police violence against black people (the data does not clearly show that there is - and in fact imo shows that there is not), stating their opinion on the political topic means their scientific opinion loses credibility immediately for significant percentages of the population. Why do any scientists talking about the spread of virus need to say that they support the cause? When they say that they do support the cause, why should the 40% of the country who voted for Trump and watches Fox News still follow their scientific advise? I can't help but look back on the anti-lockdown protests and sympathize with those people's skepticism and animosity toward scientists.[1] It feels to me as the hard sciences have been inflicted with the same political ideology that has dominated the arts+social sciences and that the scientists are scared to share their scientific opinions in an apolitical way. The same reason that your dishsoap company emailed you to let you know their political beliefs. I remember seeing photos during the anti-lockdown protests of medical workers standing in front of cars: https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denver-counter-protest-health01.jpg?w=800&quality=85 https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denver-count... And a few weeks later photos spreading virally of medical works supporting protests: https://imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.onecms.io%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F20%2F2020%2F06%2F03%2Fnurses-blm-protest.jpg https://imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F... It feels to me that in much of America, politics are not allowed to be public unless they align with liberal views. Is there any reason to have renewed confidence in these influential people and institutions? [1]https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1267281387486412801 https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1267281387486412801