Disease is not partisan. The office that speaks for science should not be either. The Means nomination is a stress test of what happens when that line breaks.
We Americans are used to a government that works for the people. The Trump administration works for the rich only. This way they all make lots of money. To pull this off they need votes. So they poll in advance and find out there’s a lot of anti-vax voters. The administration tells them what they want to hear and then make that policy to secure their loyalty and vote. It makes little sense to discuss their credentials, their biases, etc. You can argue, appeal to reason, appeal to science, etc. and it makes no difference. We are in a pay to play society. It’s not any deeper than that!
Qualifications for a Surgeon General also includes an active medical license (which must be maintained) to lead the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps which would disqualifies Means for the nomination.
We Americans are used to a government that works for the people. The Trump administration works for the rich only. This way they all make lots of money. To pull this off they need votes. So they poll in advance and find out there’s a lot of anti-vax voters. The administration tells them what they want to hear and then make that policy to secure their loyalty and vote. It makes little sense to discuss their credentials, their biases, etc. You can argue, appeal to reason, appeal to science, etc. and it makes no difference. We are in a pay to play society. It’s not any deeper than that!
Fascinating and terrifying---thank you for such a detailed explanation!
Qualifications for a Surgeon General also includes an active medical license (which must be maintained) to lead the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps which would disqualifies Means for the nomination.
An unfortunate and very disappointing choice by the Trump administration
Medicine & medical care should also NOT be monetized!