Couldn't read the whole article, but it's interesting how politics even outside the US has tainted science to also be not worthy of trust. The science was never the question, only how it was manipulated to tell a different narrative for the current people in power. Masks are a perfect example. There are still people who question someone wearing a mask or its effectiveness because for some reason a politician told them it was pointless, even though plenty of actual research shows reality. Even just common sense will tell you that something is better than nothing, yet the cult following fools some to not even believe their own gut feelings or eyes. Orwellian.