Science is not about government, or right and left, or free speech. It’s just science. It’s about individuals spending their lives studying a specific subject. Politicians who know nothing about those subjects should have no say. I shudder to think what might have happened during the polio outbreak under today’s U.S politicians.

Edit: In support of your comment.

Oligarchs are buying up and controlling all media. When they control the media, they not only control the news, they can literally manufacture the news.