The slippery slope deja vu
In the early part of the 20th century, Russian/Soviet geneticists were world leaders. Then came the ascendance of Lysenko, who convinced Stalin that the inheritance of acquired traits could bypass the tedious process of genetic breeding and would align with Soviet propaganda about the improvability of mankind. Soviet genetics and Soviet geneticists were collateral damage when they pointed out that facts and evidence didn't align with the rosy expectations of Lysenko and Stalin. Many died.
Today, we find a similar impulse in the Trump administration to manipulate or hide the inconvenient facts about the pandemic from the American people. This never ends well.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-officials-messed-with-cdc-covid-report?fbclid=IwAR1-Y406oFAjBQ0Gx2q7oC51eyH_kkZzZhtzP-k5vssQbFo_eBsy1wkUYUs
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