Clown-show comes to mind

  • RephlectioNZ@lemmy.nz
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    13 days ago

    I totally agree. I also think that the whole field since the 80s should be studied in social science as a masterclass in how corporate interests can influence public discourse and government policy to achieve outcomes that benefit business at the expense of people and the environment.

    • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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      13 days ago

      This along with the tobacco, asbestos, glyphosate and a few others; where corporate interests subverted scientific evidence to influence policy to ensure that their business interests are favored.