As a norm, the conventions of science seek to separate the world of scientific conceptions and discoveries from popular news and politics. However, in 2016 and 2017 the world took a twist towards populist politics, facilitated by voter decision making based upon favouring leaders who disseminate fake facts. For example, Trump has declared by way of publication on social media that he believes vaccinations cause autism and that the scientific concept of global warming is a Chinese conspiracy.
Such unscientific politicization of science must not be allowed to pass unchallenged by the scientific community, including social scientists. However, to have the voice of objective reason in debates of evidence-led veracity versus beliefs in unevidenced claptrap, science should ensure its own house is order, else face the embarrassment of defeat in debate with purveyors of seriously harmful nonsense. For that reason, dysology promoted by scientists, supported and facilitated by the institutions of science, must be detected and corrected as a matter of moral and scientific urgency.
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++President Trump politicising science with conspiracy theory rubbish & junk science— Dr Mike Sutton (@Criminotweet) January 18, 2017
1. https://t.co/BIBnJ4i3Vt
2. https://t.co/Ua5jWma0Ex pic.twitter.com/Q3pPhc09zf
++The same people who did the phony election polls, and were so wrong, are now doing approval rating polls. They are rigged just like before.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2017
Now Trump is paranoid that the pollsters are astroturfing. In other words he beleives it's fake grass roots: Barking https://t.co/XqLTzIJl2j— Dr Mike Sutton (@Criminotweet) January 18, 2017
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The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
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