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>It seems clear that Fauci wasn’t targeted because he was “a scientist”, but because he was a federal official who set political policy. I don’t see that as cl
by faeriechangling 2y ago
>It seems clear that Fauci wasn’t targeted because he was “a scientist”, but because he was a federal official who set political policy.
I don’t see that as clear at all given the open contempt for “experts” and scientists being a prominent example of an expert.
- Ancapistani 2y ago“Contempt” != “credible attempt on their life” This is exactly my point. Reputation damage, even to an entire field, isn’t equivalent to violence. Speech is not violence, and contempt is not incitement to violence.