During their glee over ripping off poor folks I wonder if the GOPers know of trumpās attack on freedom to express oneās science idea if the one concerned works or has a request into the CDC
I was a scientist in my career. When someone demands I not use certain words-- these are not obscene words-- to express science data or ideasā¦well themās fightinā words.
Here is a link to a CNN story and a couple paragraphs so you get the flavor of what naked tyranny looks like:
(CNN)Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the very agency tasked with saving and protecting the lives of the most
vulnerable, are now under order by the Trump administration to stop using words
including āvulnerableā in 2018 budget documents, according to The
Washington Post.
In a 90-minute briefing on Thursday,
policy analysts at the nationās leading public health institute were presented
with the menu of seven banned words, an analyst told the paper. On the list:
ādiversity,ā āfetus,ā ātransgender,ā āvulnerable,ā
āentitlement,ā āscience-basedā and
āevidence-based.ā
Alternative word choices reportedly
were presented in some cases. For instance, in lieu of
āevidence-basedā or āscience-based,ā an analyst might say,
āCDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community
standards and wishes,ā the source said. But those working on the Zika
virusās effect on developing fetuses may be at a loss for appropriate ā or
acceptable ā words.
The reaction in the room was
āincredulous,ā the longtime CDC analyst told the Post. āIt was very
much, āAre you serious? Are you kidding?āā
As news of the word ban spreads at
the CDC, the analyst expects growing backlash.
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To say I am incensed would be severe understatement.