Can we talk about Trump's war on the scientific community?

[Amarok]

Take it from us up here . This is what it looks like when your government censors scientists.

[Cato]

[Autumnlicious]

Cato, you always find a way to justify the inexcusable.

Trump doesn't need real facts to justify his actions - after all, he did have the biggest inauguration ever*.

But really, you can play counterpoint to your hearts content, but it really is wasted.

Mainly because the Trump administration doesn't need to react to a real event to put forth a reactionary policy - they've already shown the ability to imagine an event to justify a policy change.

* No, it wasn't a large inauguration if we judge by the last six presidents as a measure of performance.

[Cato]

Moros,

What's with the inauguration bit? I don't believe I've registered a comment in that regard here or in the thread dedicated to that topic. For the record, he's obviously wrong and is consistent with his never ending buffoonery. 

I also haven't justified anything. In fact, I clearly stated that I disagreed with the communication bans. My insurance/death thread contribution is certainly counterpoint; however, what I am mostly attempting to do is provide a different perspective for the sake of dialogue rather than simply increasing the volume of the echo chamber.

[RoadRunner79]

[Aroura]

[Edwardo Piet]

Trump makes me sick.

[RoadRunner79]

I still wait for something more substantial and detailed......

[Anomalocaris]

Why so surprised?  Science deals in facts.  The WLB deals in Alternative "Facts."

Our descent to 3d world status is accelerating.

Just as a plaurality of the third world is rising out of third world status.    At the end of the 21st century, the hipster youths of china, India and Africa who could never be bothered with knowing anything that happened before 2080 would laugh in contemptuous dismissal at the any suggestion that the backward theocratic hellhole of midlatitude North America may ever have had any pretense to international significance in science, economy or geopolitics since, like, that Spanish Magellan dude. Or was that Colombo.

[Cato]

Just as a plaurality of the third world is rising out of third world status.    At the end of the 21st century, the hipster youths of china, India and Africa who could never be bothered with knowing anything that happened before 2080 would laugh in contemptuous dismissal at the any suggestion that the backward theocratic hellhole of midlatitude North America may ever have had any pretense to international significance in science, economy or geopolitics since, like, that Spanish Magellan dude.  Or was that Colombo.

Magellan? You could have used Neil Armstrong or Edmund Hillary, at least they had the distinction of completing their journey. Despite our vocal evangelicals, the U.S. can hardly be considered a backward theocratic hellhole. Like it or not, our contribution to science, economy and geopolitics will not soon be forgotten; certainly not by your future hipsters only a scant 83 years from now. Hyperbole is only effective as long as it maintains some semblance of truth.