In America, certain people seek to deny professional status for anybody that disagrees with the pack -- despite whatever facts the dissidents can marshal against what passes for today's version of political-correctness. We've effectively done this in matters of abortion, Darwinian evolution, traditional gender and sexuality issues, parental authority, historical revisionism, religion, property rights, and more. And now, we're poised to do it with global warming.
Check out this call by the Weather Channel's chief climatoligist that scientists who do not agree with her views be stripped of their certification.
You can't make these things up, folks.