BS...he is a scientist and changes his opinion...

As a business owner I am all to familiar with this type of situation. I have dealt with it many times over the years. The customer is always right. That's just how it is. Your boss is always right. Whoever pays you, is always right. Even when you know they're NOT right, they're right.

The way you handle this is to satisfy your boss, or your customer, even when you know they're wrong. You can point out a problem to them, and they can tell you you're flat out wrong, and that's fine. You pointed out the problem. Then you do as they say because at the end of the day, you know they will be back asking that you do what you suggested. And they do. Sometimes even, they will call back and apologize, and thank you. Most of the time they don't. But they suffer the consequences. You did your job.

Faucci knows what we're facing. He knows how this story ends. He tried to speak truth to power. Power didn't listen. It lacked the humility necessary to listen to others, and to make informed decisions. Power made a decision, and ran with it. It's a hallmark of poor leadership. Trump is surrounded by "yes" men and women. That's a dangerous place to be for Trump and for America.

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I agree with much of what you say. The addition I would

May 14, 2020, 2:49 PM

make - I don't think this is a disagreement - is that the truth in one's slice of reality does not determine the direction for everyone. IE, the often used example that science can tell us that we can go to Mars, but it says nothing about whether we should go.

A doc (maybe Fauci, maybe not) sees that X action could lead to Y cases. Fine. Maybe he's right, maybe he's not - they have been wrong all through this, but we'll give him the benefit in this hypothetical case - but he can and should make that case. When he then says, "We should therefore do Z", he is within his right to say that, but coming to another conclusion is not failure to listen to him, and it is not "denying science", as some - not you - will say. I too think the conclusion to "close all schools until this is over" has yet to be justified. It looks like Purdue and UGA will open, and does anyone want to bet there will be a bad outcome? No. So Fauci might be all about Fauci on that.

Fauci even said, in response to a reporter's question, "We have never recommended anything to the president that he hasn't done." That string might end soon (actually, it can't, because Trump can't open schools), but I don't think one can say that Fauci spoke to power and power didn't listen. According to Fauci, it did.

Again, I agree with much of your post. But policy disagreements about what to do with information is not failure to accept information.