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Whether you heard them or not, they have been saying it on loud repeat and most of us did hear them. For example: "So it’s easy to criticize, but they’re reall
by nvm0n2 3y ago
Whether you heard them or not, they have been saying it on loud repeat and most of us did hear them. For example:
"So it’s easy to criticize, but they’re really criticizing science because I represent science." -- Fauci
or
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-antiscience-movement-is-escalating-going-global-and-killing-thousands/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-antiscience-m...
"[Antiscience] targets prominent scientists and attempts to discredit them. The destructive potential of antiscience was fully realized in the U.S.S.R. under Joseph Stalin." - Dr Peter Hotez
And please don't play No True Scotsman games, Fauci was employed due to his scientific credentials and was therefore very much a working scientist. Moreover, one who controlled most of the others, as has been seen in the various virology related leaks. Hotez is a professor of molecular virology, has testified in front of governments and frequently appeared on TV to make false or blatantly illogical/incoherent claims [1] like "this two dose vaccine has always needed three doses".
Hotez isn't some fringe lunatic disowned by other scientists, far from it. Here's the editor of a journal literally called Science claiming that asking Hotez to engage in debate is a "classic anti-science setup":
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/scientists-shouldn-t-debate-gaslighters https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/scientists-shouldn...
Last weekend, Twitter and later the mainstream media exploded with a controversy surrounding an invitation to prominent vaccine scientist Peter Hotez to debate anti-vax charlatan and spoiler presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr on the podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. There was an immediate rally around Hotez by scientists and celebrities on Twitter and lots of discussion about why this invitation is a classic anti-science setup.
The picture you're projecting of what scientists do is a pleasant daydream, not the nightmarish reality. Scientists constantly attack anyone who doubts their proclamations even when the criticism is scientifically based, and frequently call for outright censorship of anyone who disagrees with them.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj6-QDVYbv8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj6-QDVYbv8