Susan Crockford, Scientist Deplatformed

The 97% scientific consensus claim is a lie. Many scientists have been willing to speak truth to liberal dogma. Yet seemingly most of the scientific community has gone along with the global warming hoax. The Left has brought about this sad corruption of science with a carrot and stick approach. The carrot is access to massive amounts of taxpayer money, doled out in the form of grants by a bureaucratic establishment that promotes the liberal agenda regardless of who won the last election. Michael Mann, inventor of Al Gore’s phony hockey stick, hider of the decline, suer of skeptics, ClimateGate participant, and federal money magnet, gets the carrot. Susan Crockford, who refuses not to notice that the polar bear population has been exploding (in stark contrast to what global warming propagandists want us to believe), gets the stick.

Via CFACT:

It appears that telling the truth about polar bears made Dr. Susan Crockford, a respected, published Canadian zoologist, the victim of an ideological purge. First she was removed from the University of Victoria’s speakers bureau, and then not renewed to her position as an adjunct professor.

As Crockford notes, “without an academic affiliation I will be unable to secure research funds or academic collaborations.” She believes that pressure to silence her came from “outside the university community.”

She isn’t backing down.

“What a lack of academic affiliation has not done, and cannot do,” Crockford continued, “is stop me from investigating and commenting on the failures and inconsistencies of science that I see in published polar bear research papers and reflected in public statements made by polar bear specialists. I am still a former adjunct professor and I will not be silenced.”

Even if they couldn’t force Crockford to abandon science for the comforts of liberal conformity, they have still denied her a platform and more importantly, struck fear in the hearts of other scientists who may be tempted to prioritize truth over progressive ideology.

A comment left on CFACT’s own comment forum reveals the brutish contempt for academic freedom:

“You will be pleased to know that in the past two years I successfully had two deniers fired (forced resignations) from their university positions. One was a prolific WUWT [global warming skeptic site Watts Up With That] contributor. I discovered a nice twist to the freedom of speech tale. You can say almost anything except yell fire in a crowded room and are free to make a fool of oneself but can’t invoke one’s pedigree to do so i.e. you can state your doctorate or disciplines, but not your college, professional body memberships and imply they agree. So that’s how I’ve been knocking them off by going to their employer, professional registration, professional memberships or their alma mater. I have three scalps lined up now — infant stage But they will collapse like dominoes.”

We can have either science or moonbat ideology. The liberal ruling class has chosen the latter on our behalf.

On a tip from Kate P. Hat tip: Power Line.

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