Friday, November 20, 2020

Anti-science extremism in America: escalating and globalizing

 The last five years has seen a sharp rise in anti-science rhetoric in the United States, especially from the political far right, mostly focused on vaccines and, of late, anti-COVID-19 prevention approaches. Vaccine coverage has declined in more than 100 US counties leading to measles outbreaks in 2019, while in 2020 the US became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the anti-science movement in America has begun to globalize, with new and unexpected associations with extremist groups and the potential for tragic consequences in terms of global public health. A new anti-science triumvirate has emerged, comprised of far right groups in the US and Germany, and amplified by Russian media.


Anti-science extremism in America: escalating and globalizing


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Andrew Anderson said...
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Matt Franko said...

Many on the right also have Art degrees or no science degrees... this outcome here should not be surprising...