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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 29 Nov 2021

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Kyle Griffin

    While the majority of right-wing attacks on Fauci have been spurious, it's a mistake for him to say "I represent science." Science is a process, not a person. As a process, it tends to be haphazard and make its share of mistakes & requires public scrutiny. Covid has shown that.https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1465304537468653572 …

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    Kyle GriffinVerified account @kylegriffin1
    Dr. Fauci on criticism from Republicans to CBS: "They're really criticizing science, because I represent science. That's dangerous. To me, that's more dangerous than the slings and the arrows that get thrown at me … I'm going to be saving lives and they're going to be lying."
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      1. Gary M‏ @GopherBBallFan 29 Nov 2021
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        Agree. That sounds extremely presumptuous to me, and will further alienate.

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      2. (((Hampton Stevens)))‏ @HamptonStevens 29 Nov 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Come on. You know what he meant.

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      3. Jonathan Roseman‏ @sqeptiq 29 Nov 2021
        Replying to @HamptonStevens @HeerJeet

        He suggested he's a state science commissar. And that's a bad thing to suggest!

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      1. ATXRambler‏ @rambler_atx 29 Nov 2021
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        That's not what he's saying, come on. He's saying that he represents a focal point for attacks on science.

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      2. Today's Tom Servo‏ @DicconHyatt 29 Nov 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        From the context, I took this to mean, "I represent science [to them]"

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      3. Ted‏ @sound_arguments 29 Nov 2021
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        This is the correct and proper reading of that quote. The clause before "represent" creates the context.

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      1. Funky Bi Guy‏ @angryblackbiguy 29 Nov 2021
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        The process is not haphazard. The interpretation of that process is. Even in time sensitive matters scientists generally advocate for caution. Then non-science media gets a hold of things and presents preliminary findings as iron-clad proof.

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      1. Nevertheless She Persists‏ @ResisterSis1 29 Nov 2021
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        Disagree. In the political sphere, he represents the science and scientists that developed the COVID vaccine and treatments. The fact that he has remained professional and stood up for more than a year to these slanderous dangerous attacks is amazing.

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      1. pamela morgan‏ @pamelamorgan67 29 Nov 2021
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        This is an interesting spin on what Dr. Fauchi said. It's wrong, and that you'd choose to spin this way speaks to your character, not his.

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      1. Timothy Sullivan‏ @SpiritofKahless 29 Nov 2021
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        I think he probably means they are using him as a symbol or stand in for science. It's more effective for them to attack a specific person than just science in general. He probably could have phrased that more clearly though. His point is a good one though.

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