I don't wish to open a whole separate thread, but...
The strategy you advocate is what many environmentalists, notably Al Gore, have been employing.
It turns out that most people aren't as dumb as you think. They pick up on the fact that they're being misled. And that tends to turn them against your mission.
Thus, many people are now desensitized to warning of climate change. They've seen the scientists lying and conspiring to gag dissenting views, and cherry-picking studies to highlight the worst possible outcomes. And if those scientists (rogues that they might be) need to gag the dissenters, they must not have very strong arguments.
Please note: I don't mean to take a side here in the climate debate, only to illustrate how one strategy used in that debate is having an effect opposite to what was intended.
The strategy you advocate is what many environmentalists, notably Al Gore, have been employing.
It turns out that most people aren't as dumb as you think. They pick up on the fact that they're being misled. And that tends to turn them against your mission.
Thus, many people are now desensitized to warning of climate change. They've seen the scientists lying and conspiring to gag dissenting views, and cherry-picking studies to highlight the worst possible outcomes. And if those scientists (rogues that they might be) need to gag the dissenters, they must not have very strong arguments.
Please note: I don't mean to take a side here in the climate debate, only to illustrate how one strategy used in that debate is having an effect opposite to what was intended.