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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
No, we can't. The methods may be different - conservatives call science they don't like lies motivated by socialism and progressives call science they don't like dangerous and motivated by bigotry - but the effect is the same.
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False equivalency is false. I don't know where you come up with this stuff? The instances of "progressives" calling science dangerous or bigoted is so limited that it is statistically insignificant. The instances of climate science denial, by conservatives, is so well documented and supported it has become entrenched in their ideology. And no, the effect is NOT the same. When those limited "progressive" voices attempt to silence science they are crushed by the larger scientific and academic community. Conversely, when conservatives deny science it becomes dogma and becomes a core value of their political ideology. The denial by a small group like WIM is barely a blip on the radar and has almost zero impact to society, denying a particular study a temporary publication restriction. The denial by the larger conservative political apparatus is substantial and has dire consequences, you know, like our planet becoming inhabitable for the human species. NOT the same, and one is much more dangerous.