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Friday, September 27, 2024

Commentary: The Political Weaponization of ‘Expert’ Endorsements

One of the most preposterous recent trends has been the political use of supposed expert letters and declarations of support from so-called “authorities.”

These pretentious testimonies of purported professionalism are different from the usual inane candidate endorsements from celebrities and politicos.

Instead, they are used by politicians to impress and persuade the public to follow the “expertise,” “science,” or “authorities” to support all sorts of injurious initiatives and policies — of dubious value and otherwise without much political support.
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2 comments:

  1. Expertise, science and so-called authority are nothing more than the same trash that live on the government tit constantly sucking up whoever pays them.. In other words useless POS
    JD

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  2. We should have learned all about "authority" during and after J6.

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