In recent months it has become popular to proclaim that an “anti-science” climate has taken over the United States, but is there any truth to these claims? You don’t have to look hard to find headlines and media pundits declaring the end of rationality as America has apparently fallen prey to “anti-science” rhetoric. In this Read More...
How do you continue to push GM crops on a population that has overwhelmingly voted against them in poll after poll? You start a campaign similar to the one the tobacco industry began in the 1920’s with the help of Edward Bernays to discredit any naysayers and even put doctors in commercials smoking cigarettes. You also do whatever it takes to buy out ‘real’ scientists and call those into question who inquire about the true safety of GM foods. You label them anti-science and discredit their credentials.
