A letter published on Wednesday from more than 1,000 past and present workers of the health and human services department (HHS) has demanded the resignation of Robert F Kennedy Jr, insisting the health secretary’s attacks on vaccines endangered the lives of all Americans.
The hard-hitting letter, addressed to Congress members, blames Kennedy for turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the firing of the agency’s chief and replacement by a Donald Trump loyalist with no medical or scientific background.
Because it isn’t about actually making said assholes change.
The point is to get news stories like this that raise awareness amongst The People. And it is generally a way to show that domain experts think this is bad.
Of course, we have spent decades (globally!) vilifying intellectuals so “A bunch of doctors think this is bad? They all work for Big Seed Oil and are lying so obviously the man who swims in raw sewage is my lord and savior”
Albert Einstein was a celebrity in 1948. Now we have Kardashians and scientists are evil wizards.