Axios is reporting this morning that “[t]wo years into the pandemic, the idea of ‘following the science’ has oversimplified what’s actually a complex array of factors that policymakers must weigh in formulating a response” and “[s]cience has been weaponized time and again to justify or defend positions held by both policymakers and public health experts.”
“Even when data is irrefutable, people can disagree on the application of that data and how much value to give other factors”:
Two years into the pandemic, the idea of "following the science" has oversimplified what's actually a complex array of factors that policymakers must weigh in formulating a response. https://t.co/8mtzCBFTNW
— Axios (@axios) March 1, 2022
And — SURPRISE — all of a sudden the science of masking is up in the air:
- Similarly, there is no scientific marker for when someone needs to wear a mask. This allows health experts and scientists to be able to disagree on what policy should be while still claiming that they are following the science.
How come it took them so long to figure this out?
It took you two years to figure this out? https://t.co/K6kiL4aegF
— The H2 (@TheH2) March 1, 2022
What the mean to say is every conservative publication that said the same thing over the past two years was right:
“Science has been weaponized time and again to justify or defend positions held by both policymakers and public health experts.” – must credit: every single conservative publication for the last 20 months. https://t.co/mm3pCvgJ02
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) March 1, 2022
Our side told them this was going to happen
The Great Reveal, which just happens to coincide with the governing class’s political priorities, was predicted. https://t.co/clvIdcnuT3
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) March 1, 2022
Normal folks saw this coming, too:
Literally half the country knew this two weeks into the pandemic.
Good job catching up.— Judge Smails (@JSmails) March 1, 2022
Here’s another “helpful” observation from Axio:
This article is full of helpful info, to wit:
“science is much less of a road map than it is information that should be used to choose the best route”
Obvs!
— Oglebay (@Oglebay) March 1, 2022
And there are a lot of libs who will need to apologize for calling our side “grandma killers” and such, but we doubt that will ever happen:
I was reliably told that you either follow “the science” or you are a murderer. https://t.co/P4GG0WaxMy
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) March 1, 2022
And this is funny because it’s true:
FOLLOW THE POLLING doesn't have the same great ring to it, but give them credit recognizing that their power was finally at stake.
— Thomas Greenleaf (@ThomasGreenlea2) March 1, 2022
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