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Part of the problem in the current situation is that there is a ton of anti-science conspiracy nuttery. If you are going to dissent, you need to do so in a way
by Godel_unicode 5y ago
Part of the problem in the current situation is that there is a ton of anti-science conspiracy nuttery. If you are going to dissent, you need to do so in a way that doesn't get pattern-matched with people who are clearly being irrational.
- aww_dang 5y agoWas it irrational to call critics of the post 9/11 world anti-American?
- Godel_unicode 5y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_truth_movement https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_truth_movement
- aww_dang 5y ago>Putting aside the hot potato of 9/11, we can hopefully discuss the issue of Iraqi WMDs in a less inflammatory way. https://www.corbettreport.com/911-a-conspiracy-theory/ https://www.corbettreport.com/911-a-conspiracy-theory/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_QFYn_G1lc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_QFYn_G1lc Wikipedia lends itself to exactly the kind of cringe worthy coverage I described above. Starting with the reliable source policy which has only become more partisan in recent years. All of those reliable sources were involved in uncritically promoting WMD propaganda. Yes, there are nutters with nutty concerns. There are also nutters who wear shoes, but we don't conclude that we must go barefoot. The generalization is misleading at best and disinfo at worst.