Professor Peter Hotez
Posted on 08/05/2021 1:11:55 PM PDT by A.M. Smith
A Baylor College of Medicine professor of pediatrics and molecular virology is urging lawmakers to make criticizing Dr. Anthony Fauci a federal ‘hate crime’, which would then be punishable with extended jail time.
Welcome to Orwell’s 1984.
In a July 28 paper in PLOS Biology titled “Mounting antiscience aggression in the United States,” Professor Peter Hotez writes that a “band of ultraconservative members of the US Congress and other public officials with far-right leanings are waging organized and seemingly well-coordinated attacks against prominent US biological scientists.”
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To combat what he calls “antiscience aggression,” Hotez suggests a number of ideas, including a total clamping down on alternate perspectives.
He recommends, for example, a bill called the Scientific Integrity Act of 2021 (H.R. 849), introduced in February by Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY).
The legislation, he says, would serve “to protect US Government scientists from political interference, but this needs to be extended for scientists at private research universities and institutes,” he adds.
“Still another possibility is to extend federal hate-crime protections,” he advises, and then continues with what appears to be a recommendation for a blackout of views opposing his own.
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Hotez summarizes the “aggression against science and scientists in America arises from three sources,” and identifies them as: “1) Far-right members of the US Congress, 2) the conservative news outlets and 3) a group of thought leaders who provide intellectual underpinnings to fuel the first two elements.”
He cites as the source of the COVID “antiscience aggression” the administration of former President Donald Trump, which he appears to compare to Nazi and fascist regimes.
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F Fauci.
Well coordinated attacks? Well yeah I guess demonstrated truth has its own coordination effect on what people say.
The tyrants are out in full force and unafraid to bandy about the most authoritarian ideas they can, often trying to one up one another.
This is Beer Hall Putsch territory. This is the sort of stuff that Hitler discussed in bars prior to his ascent. They’re not afraid to voice this stuff now. It’s out in the open. We’re in dangerous territory here.
He’s in favor of a fair and open exchange of opinions. But only the correct opinions. You go to jail for anything else. And by the way, what exactly is a “Government scientist”?
Baylor College of Medicine just took a nose dive into the abyss of academic kakistocracy.
Last time I checked ‘hate speech’ wasn’t a crime in the US.
So what does this overeducated twit proposed to prosecute these critics for>
“Science can flourish only in an atmosphere of free speech.”
Albert Einstein
So fauci is God? What next? prosecuting any criticism of politicians?
Nothing says “scientific method” like preventing any scientific challenges or questions to any dictates from a central authority.
He makes dorks look like studs.
“A Baylor College of Medicine professor of pediatrics and molecular virology is urging lawmakers to make criticizing Dr. Anthony Fauci a federal ‘hate crime’”
A Baylor College of Medicine professor of inherent stupidity is urging lawmakers to make criticizing Dr. Anthony Fauci a federal ‘hate crime’
There, fixed it
is that a pink panty award on his lapel, he wants a yellow star patch for non compliance.
The man is an outright totalitarian.
Let’s prosecute those that call for violations of the 1st Amendment.
Could be, sure looks like it. 🙂
He’s even wearing his Commie Glasses
He kind of looks like a fatter version of Steven Spielberg, who wears those same commmie glasses. 🙂
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