The Inherent Hypocrisy in the March for Science

The marches to protest Trump have certainly slowed and quieted, but there is another one schedule for April, and it might be pretty big. This is the March for Science — a gathering of American scholars to promote the virtues of their profession and oppose the reigning administration.

For starters, it’s a little sad that the self-proclaimed best minds in the country could find no better method than a march that promotes themselves. More importantly, this march, like most political maneuvers, is not what it may appear to be on the surface. Let’s break it down.

Fear Mongering

The primary narrative of the March for Science is obvious and crystal clear: fear mongering. If you visit the Facebook page (good luck staying sane), you’ll see post after post about how Trump is trying to build a dictatorship by silencing science. There are strong arguments suggesting that he is already massively assaulting data stores and committing all manner of crimes against science.

It’s all ridiculous and untrue. In order to empower the political motives of scientists (which actually are under attack), they are creating a bogey man so scary that their voices will stay relevant.

Here’s a quick review of what Trump has actually done in regards to science.

  • He promoted the scientific method by encouraging agencies to abandon social media in favor of properly reviewed publications.
  • He has attacked Obama’s ineffective mandates centered around climate change.

That’s it. The social media “squelch” actually supports the established methods of informing the public about scientific discoveries. The changes to climate regulation have absolutely no impact on climate change, regardless of how much you believe humans are or are not impacting it. This is because Obama’s policies cost American production money without changing carbon emissions one iota.

Scientific Contradictions

The battle to win public opinion by making the most outrageous and terrifying claims is a sight to behold. Within the March itself, members are frequently arguing over scientific consensus. You can find heated debates regarding GMOs, the effectiveness of vaccines, gender gaps, climate change and a number of other topics.

In most cases, significant portions of a scientific community are arguing topics well outside their own field with claims counter to overwhelming scientific evidence. This is a phrase often thrown around in regards to climate change, but the evidence for the effectiveness of vaccines is far more compelling, mostly because polio and smallpox aren’t around anymore.

The abundance of contradictory beliefs within this community only serve to make Trump’s points all along. Much of modern science is inconclusive, and we should avoid publishing information that isn’t verifiable. More importantly, we shouldn’t be shaping federal policy around such unreliable evidence.

Funding

When you dig through the smoke and mirrors, you can get to the truth of the matter. Scientists aren’t marching because they fear a Trump dictatorship or the death of science. They’re worried about keeping their funding. Obama’s administration was particularly generous with scientific grants, and a recent audit showed that roughly $1 billion a year are spent on wasteful studies.

What is a wasteful study? Spending $200,000 to ask Americans why they don’t like the metric system might be a good example. How about spending $856,000 to teach mountain lions to use treadmills? Another $200,000 to examine why Wikipedia is sexist is another example that comes to mind. Since none of these even cost a million dollars, we can quickly see that literally thousands of wasteful studies just like these are funded at the cost of tax payers.

Trump is very serious about fixing the federal budget, and since he’s a successful businessman instead of a career politician, the scientific community is right to fear losing money for their unproductive studies, and that is why they are marching. If they can convince the public that Trump is scary enough, they might get enough support to keep getting paid to watch grass grow (that literally happens).

Because the March for Science isn’t grounded in science, it’s bound to fail. It may raise public awareness and gather support, but it will inevitably contradict itself. The scientific method requires one to gather evidence to support a claim, and the claims of the March cannot be substantiated.

Once again, we see members of the left complaining loudly about money (since that’s what it’s really all about). Instead, they could evaluate their position and strive to do science that produces useful results. Science is a tool to serve humanity, not the other way around, and the bulk of participants in this impending march have forgotten that.

~ American Liberty Report


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