And being anti-science is used by the political right to allow them to make claims without evidence. Once they have reduced trust in science enough by amplifyin

And being anti-science is used by the political right to allow them to make claims without evidence. Once they have reduced trust in science enough by amplifying what might be a small percentage of problems they'll be able to justify any action and if the research shows otherwise they'll just call them "elite liberal east coast ivy league etc..." to dismiss it.