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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by mensetmanusman on Monday March 18, 2019 @08:34PM (#19426886)
It’s really anti-authoritarianism.

When people have lost faith in every institution, it is hard to trust the govt. to work nicely with massive corporations to inject needles in their children, especially in an environment where half the kids aren’t living in iron lungs.

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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by libraryatnight on Thursday March 21, 2019 @07:02PM (#19458234)
It's seems like a dumb brand of anti-authoritarianism. I think you're right, but so much of it is self defeating if it weren't actually causing problems it'd be comical. It's also a weird reaction to corporate distrust since a great many of these people are conservative, and the GOP seems slightly more up the butt of the mega corps.
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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by mensetmanusman on Thursday March 28, 2019 @10:56AM (#19512770)
The GOP leadership, for sure. The rank and file are conservative mainly for social reasons.
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