That's when scientific "truth" can be labelled by "realists" as "unhelpful" or "a disruption that only strengthens the critics". How often have I been accused of just fueling the populist right with my pro-environment stance. As if!
That's when I personally buckle down on my analytical insights as a scientist - combined with the core of ethical ideals upon which our culture is built even as we flount them all the time: that inclusive justice and safeguarding the future are an obligation.
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