Theocratic Rightists are very good at gaming the system. They pass laws when they can that allow for special activities which they then fulfill. Social Progressives also do this, but not as artfully. Here is an example of the dark side of transparency laws. This is clearly a fishing expedition, in search of something to embarrass this scientist and, through him, others. I belong to a number of worldwide scientific specialty discussion lists, and a foundation of each of them is that in order to encourage un-self-censored commentary to ones peers confidentiality is a requisite. Nothing is quoted or released without the writers explicit permission. And this is is taken very seriously. This attack on Michael Mann et al is possible only because the Right is not interested in facts. They are guided by theology, or ideology, or fear, or hate, or racism. Facts are an inconvenience to be ignored.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:20:01 +0000
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